Ecclesiastes 2:15
13 And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
14 The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Da sa jeg i mitt hjerte: Som det går dåren, så vil det også gå meg; hva skulle det da være til at jeg var så vis? Og jeg sa i mitt kjerte at også dette var tomhet.
- OTB
- Da sa jeg til meg selv: «Dårens skjebne vil også ramme meg. Hva er da fordelen med å være vis?» Jeg sa til meg selv: «Også dette er meningsløst.»
- B1930
- Da sa jeg i mitt hjerte: Som det går dåren, så vil det også gå mig; hvad skulde det da være til at jeg var så vis? Og jeg sa i mitt kjerte at også dette var tomhet.
- BSB
- So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And I said in my heart, “As it happens to the fool, it will also happen to me. Then what [is] profit to me [in] being wise?” And I said in my heart, “This also [is] vapor.”
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Ecclesiastes 6:8
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 1:18–2:1
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
Les i sammenheng1 Kings 3:12
behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 1:16
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 1:2
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 2:16
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
Les i sammenheng