Ecclesiastes 2:13

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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 2:13 King James Version (KJV)

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 New Century Version (NCV)

I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 American Standard Version (ASV)

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 New International Version (NIV)

I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 New King James Version (NKJV)

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 New Living Translation (NLT)

I thought, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.