Ecclesiastes 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.”
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 done long ago.”
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what <FI>is<Fi> the man who cometh after the king? that which <FI>is<Fi> already--they have done it!”
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man [do] that cometh after the king? — that which hath already been done.”
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)”
Ecclesiastes 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:12 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
10 No negué á mis ojos ninguna cosa que desearan, ni aparté mi corazón de placer alguno, porque mi corazón gozó de todo mi trabajo: y ésta fué mi parte de toda mi faena.
11 Miré yo luego todas las obras que habían hecho mis manos, y el trabajo que tomé para hacer[las]: y he aquí, todo vanidad y aflicción de espíritu, y no hay provecho debajo del sol.
12 Después torné yo á mirar para ver la sabiduría y los desvaríos y la necedad; (porque ¿qué hombre [hay] que [pueda] seguir al rey [en] lo que ya hicieron?)
13 Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepuja á la necedad, como la luz á las tinieblas.
14 El sabio tiene sus ojos en su cabeza, mas el necio anda en tinieblas: empero también entendí yo que un mismo suceso acaecerá al uno que al otro.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:12 Mean?
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