12And 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!
12And 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!
9 And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.
10 And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,
11 and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!
12 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!
13 And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
14 The wise! — his eyes are in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;
2:12And 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.
2:12Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king's successor do than what has already been done?
2:12I passed further to behold wisdom, and errors and folly, (What is man, said I, that he can follow the King his maker?)
2:12And 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 done long ago.
2:12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man do that cometh after the king? that which hath already been done.
2:12And 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.
2:12And 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.
2:12I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
2:12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that comes after the king? even that which has been already done.