Ecclesiastes 2:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I said in my heart, “As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?” Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this <FI>is<Fi> vanity:”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then I thought in mine heart, It befalleth vnto me, as it befalleth to ye foole. Why therefore doe I then labour to be more wise? And I sayd in mine heart, that this also is vanitie.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:15 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
13 Et j’ai vu que la sagesse a de l’avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a de l’avantage sur les ténèbres;
14 le sage a ses yeux à la tête, et l’insensé marche dans les ténèbres. Mais j’ai reconnu aussi qu’ils ont l’un et l’autre un même sort.
15 Et j’ai dit en mon cœur: J’aurai le même sort que l’insensé; pourquoi donc ai-je été plus sage? Et j’ai dit en mon cœur que c’est encore là une vanité.
16 Car la mémoire du sage n’est pas plus éternelle que celle de l’insensé, puisque déjà les jours qui suivent, tout est oublié. Eh quoi! Le sage meurt aussi bien que l’insensé!
17 Et j’ai haï la vie, car ce qui se fait sous le soleil m’a déplu, car tout est vanité et poursuite du vent.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:15 Mean?
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