Ecclesiastes 2:15
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.
KJV
Et dixi in corde meo : Si unus et stulti et meus occasus erit, quid mihi prodest quod majorem sapientiæ dedi operam ? Locutusque cum mente mea, animadverti quod hoc quoque esset vanitas.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου Ὡς συνάντημα τοῦ ἄφρονος, καί γε ἐμοί, συναντήσεταί μοι· καὶ ἵνα τί ἐσοφισάμην; ἐγὼ περισσὸν ἐλάλησα ἐν καρδίᾳ μου ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης, διότι ὁ ἄφρων ἐκ περισσεύματος λαλεῖ.
LXX
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.
ASV
וְ/אָמַ֨רְתִּֽי אֲנִ֜י בְּ/לִבִּ֗/י כְּ/מִקְרֵ֤ה הַ/כְּסִיל֙ גַּם אֲנִ֣י יִקְרֵ֔/נִי וְ/לָ֧/מָּה חָכַ֛מְתִּי אֲנִ֖י אָ֣ז יוֹתֵ֑ר וְ/דִבַּ֣רְתִּי בְ/לִבִּ֔/י שֶׁ/גַּם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:55 — O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
- Eccl 1:2 — Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
- Eccl 1:14 — I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 1:18 — For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
- Eccl 6:8 — For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?