More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 - King James 2000 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one fate happens to them all. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I perceived that [in the end] one event happens to them both. [Prov. 17:24.] American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The wise have eyes in their head, but fools walk around in darkness. But I also realized that the same fate happens to both of them. Catholic Public Domain Version The eyes of a wise man are in his head. A foolish man walks in darkness. Yet I learned that one would pass away like the other. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how does the wise man die? as the fool.
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; the same thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.
Yea, though he lives a thousand years twice over, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place?
For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, who knows to walk before the living?
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all.
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because that darkness has blinded his eyes.