American Standard Version
"Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. "
— Ecclesiastes 2:13, American Standard Version
“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 whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for whatcanthe mandothat cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
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.
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!