Ecclesiastes 2:13
King James Version (KJV)
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
In context
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12 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.
13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
15 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 2:13 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- WEB World English Bible
- Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.