Ecclesiastes 2:14,16
Ecclesiastes 2:14 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 King James Version (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 2:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come. And how does a wise man die? As the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:12-14 The Message (MSG)
And then I took a hard look at what’s smart and what’s stupid. What’s left to do after you’ve been king? That’s a hard act to follow. You just do what you can, and that’s it. But I did see that it’s better to be smart than stupid, just as light is better than darkness. Even so, though the smart ones see where they’re going and the stupid ones grope in the dark, they’re all the same in the end. One fate for all—and that’s it.
Ecclesiastes 2:15-16 The Message (MSG)
When I realized that my fate’s the same as the fool’s, I had to ask myself, “So why bother being wise?” It’s all smoke, nothing but smoke. The smart and the stupid both disappear out of sight. In a day or two they’re both forgotten. Yes, both the smart and the stupid die, and that’s it.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!
Ecclesiastes 2:14 New Century Version (NCV)
Wise people see where they are going, but fools walk around in the dark. Yet I saw that both wise and foolish people end the same way.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 New Century Version (NCV)
The wise person and the fool will both die, and no one will remember either one for long. In the future, both will be forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 2:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 2:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 2:14 New International Version (NIV)
The wise have eyes in their heads, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 New International Version (NIV)
For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered; the days have already come when both have been forgotten. Like the fool, the wise too must die!