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Ecclesiastes 2:12

Hebrew

Masoretic Text 1524

ופניתי אני לראות חכמה והוללות וסכלות כי מה האדם שׁיבוא אחרי המלך את אשׁר כבר עשׂוהו׃

Spanish

Reina Valera 1909

Después torné yo á mirar para ver la sabiduría y los desvaríos y la necedad; (porque ¿qué hombre hay que pueda seguir al rey en lo que ya hicieron?)

English

King James Bible 1769

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

King James Bible 1611

And I turned my selfe to behold wisedome, and madnesse and folly: for what can the man doe, that commeth after the king? euen that which hath bene already done.

Green's Literal Translation 1993

And I turned to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly. For what can a man do who comes after the king, when they have already done it?

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

And I turned to see wisdom, madness, and folly: for what the man that shall come after the king? with those things they did already.

Young's Literal Translation 1862

And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what `is' the man who cometh after the king? that which `is' already -- they have done it!

Revised Young's Literal NT 2000

Webster's Bible 1833

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

Bishops Bible 1568

Then turned I me to consider wisdome, errour, and foolishnesse (for what is he among men that myght be compared to me the kyng in such workes?

Geneva Bible 1560/1599

And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)

The Great Bible 1539

Then turned I me to considre wysdome, erroure, and folyshnesse (for what is he among men that myght be compared to me the kyng in soch worckes?)

Matthew's Bible 1537

Then turned I me to consyder wysdome, erroure and folyshnesse (for what is he amonge men, that myght be compared to me the kyng in suche workes?)

Coverdale Bible 1535

Then turned I me to considre wy?dome, erroure and foolishnesse (for what is he amonge men, that might be compared to me ye kynge in soch workes?)

Wycliffe Bible 1382

I passide to biholde wisdom, errours, and foli; Y seide, What is a man, that he may sue the king, his maker?