I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;
And athis was my reward from all my labor.
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was avanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.
The End of the Wise and the Fool
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—
Only what he has already bdone.
But the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I myself perceived
That bthe same event happens to them all.
“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”
| << Ecclesiastes 2:8 | Ecclesiastes 2:10 >> |
American Standard Version
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Amplified® Bible
So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me {and} stood by me.
Contemporary English Version
I was the most famous person who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and I was very wise.
Darby English Version
And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Good News Bible
Yes, I was great, greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and my wisdom never failed me.
King James Version
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
New American Standard Bible
Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
New International Version
I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
New King James Version
So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
Revised Standard Version
So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.
Young's Literal Translation
And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.
| << Ecclesiastes 2:8 | Ecclesiastes 2:10 >> |
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