Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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!”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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! ”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“That there is no remembrance to the wise--with the fool--to the age, for that which <FI>is<Fi> already, <FI>in<Fi> the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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?”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For there shalbe no remembrance of the wise, nor of the foole for euer: for that that now is, in the dayes to come shall all be forgotten. And howe dyeth the wise man, as doeth the foole?”
Ecclesiastes 2:16 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:16 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
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.
16 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.
17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:16 Mean?
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