Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 dieth the wise man? as the fool.”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory forever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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!”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“That there is no remembrance to the wise--with the fool--to the age, for that which <FI>is<Fi> already, <FI>in<Fi> the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool?”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For there shalbe no remembrance of the wise, nor of the foole for euer: for that that now is, in the dayes to come shall all be forgotten. And howe dyeth the wise man, as doeth the foole?”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:16 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
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.
15 Entonces dije yo en mi corazón: Como sucederá al necio me sucederá también á mí: ¿para qué pues he trabajado hasta ahora por hacerme más sabio? Y dije en mi corazón, que también esto era vanidad.
16 Porque ni del sabio ni del necio habrá memoria para siempre; pues en los días venideros ya todo será olvidado, y también morirá el sabio como el necio.
17 Aborrecí por tanto la vida; porque la obra que se hace debajo del sol me era fastidiosa; por cuanto todo es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.
18 Yo asimismo aborrecí todo mi trabajo que había puesto por obra debajo del sol; el cual dejaré á otro que vendrá después de mí.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:16 Mean?
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