Ecclesiastes 2:15

King James Version (KJV)

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Translations

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Amplified Bible

Then said I in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it will happen even to me. And of what use is it then for me to be more wise? Then I said in my heart, This also is vanity (emptiness, vainglory, and futility)!

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - American Standard Version

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Bible in Basic English

Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Darby Bible

And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - English Standard Version

Then I said in my heart, "What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?" And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - King James Version

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces me dije: Como la suerte del necio, asì también será la mìa. ¿Para qué, pues, me aprovecha haber sido tan sabio? Y me dije: También esto es vanidad.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - The Message

When I realized that my fate’s the same as the fool’s, I had to ask myself, "So why bother being wise?" It’s all smoke, nothing but smoke. The smart and the stupid both disappear out of sight. In a day or two they’re both forgotten. Yes, both the smart and the stupid die, and that’s it.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - New American Standard Bible

Then I said to myself, "As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said to myself, "This too is vanity."

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces me dije: "Como la suerte del necio, asì también será la mìa. ¿Para qué, pues, me aprovecha haber sido tan sabio?" Y me dije: "También esto es vanidad.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - World English Bible

Then said I in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then said I in my heart that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Young's Living Translation

and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?` And I spake in my heart, that also this [is] vanity:

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