Ecclesiastes 2:12

King James Version (KJV)

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

Translations

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - Amplified Bible

So I turned to consider [human] wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do who succeeds the king? Nothing but what has been done already.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - American Standard Version

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - Bible in Basic English

And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - Darby Bible

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man [do] that cometh after the king? -- that which hath already been done.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - English Standard Version

So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - King James Version

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Yo volvì, pues, a considerar la sabidurìa, la locura y la insensatez, porque ¿qué hará el hombre que venga después del rey sino lo que ya ha sido hecho?

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - The Message

And then I took a hard look at what’s smart and what’s stupid. What’s left to do after you’ve been king? That’s a hard act to follow. You just do what you can, and that’s it. But I did see that it’s better to be smart than stupid, just as light is better than darkness. Even so, though the smart ones see where they’re going and the stupid ones grope in the dark, they’re all the same in the end. One fate for all—and that’s it.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - New American Standard Bible

So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what {will} the man {do} who will come after the king {except} what has already been done?

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Yo volvì, pues, a considerar la sabidurìa, la locura y la insensatez. Porque ¿qué hará el hombre que venga después del rey sino lo que ya ha sido hecho?

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - World English Bible

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king`s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - Young's Living Translation

And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what [is] the man who cometh after the king? that which [is] already -- they have done it!

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