American King James Version
"Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness. "
— Ecclesiastes 2:13, American King James Version
“Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
“Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. ”
“Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.”
“I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:”
“And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.”
“Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.”
“Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.”
And whatever my eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor: and this was my portion of all my labor.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had worked, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. ¶
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that comes after the king? even that which has been already done.
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happens to them all.
Then said I in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it happens even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dies the wise man? as the fool.