Ecclesiastes 2:16

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BSB

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!

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.

WEB

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory forever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

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!

DARBY

For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool?

BLB

For there is no memory of the wise with the fool, forever, in that already in the days that are coming all will be forgotten. And how a wise one will die like the fool!

ÅB

For minnet om den vise vil like så litt vare til evig tid som minnet om dåren; i de kommende dager vil jo alt sammen for lengst være glemt, og må ikke den vise dø like så vel som dåren?

OTB

For de vise, som dåren, vil ikke bli husket lenge; i kommende dager vil begge bli glemt. Som dåren, må også de vise dø!

B1930

For minnet om den vise vil like så litt vare til evig tid som minnet om dåren; i de kommende dager vil jo alt sammen for lengst være glemt, og må ikke den vise dø like så vel som dåren?

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