Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 And I saw that wisdom has as much profit over folly as light has over darkness.
14 Wise people have eyes in their heads,
but fools walk in darkness.
Yet I knew that the same lot befalls both.[a](A)
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- 2:14 Yet I knew…befalls both: the author quotes a traditional saying upholding the advantages of wisdom, but then qualifies it. Nothing, not even wisdom itself, can give someone absolute control over their destiny and therefore guarantee any advantage.
Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness. 14 The wise man has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I perceived that one fate comes to all of them.
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Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
Good News Translation
13 Oh, I know, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. 14 The wise can see where they are going, and fools cannot.” But I also know that the same fate is waiting for us all.
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Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
New American Standard Bible
13 Then I saw that (A)wisdom surpasses foolishness as light surpasses darkness. 14 The wise person’s eyes are in his head, but the (B)fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that (C)one and the same fate happens to [a]both of them.
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Ecclesiastes 2:13-14
New International Version
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