American Standard Version
"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. "
— Ecclesiastes 2:14, American Standard Version
“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.”
“The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.”
“The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.”
“The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike.”
“The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.”
“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.”
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!
So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.