ECC 2:13 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἐστὶ περίσσεια τῇ σοφίᾳ ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀφροσύνην, ὡς περίσσεια τοῦ φωτὸς ὑπὲρ τὸ σκότος.
(Kai eidon egō hoti esti perisseia taʸ sofia huper taʸn afrosunaʸn, hōs perisseia tou fōtos huper to skotos. )

ULT And I saw, I, that there is a profit for wisdom more than folly, as there is a profit of the light over the darkness.

UST And I thought, “Surely it is better to be wise than to be foolish,
⇔ like light is better than darkness,

OEB and I saw that wisdom is as superior to folly as light to darkness; for

WEBBE Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly,
⇔ just as light is preferable to darkness:

LSV And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

FBV I recognized that wisdom is better than foolishness just as light is better than darkness.

T4T And I thought, “Surely it is better to be wise than to be foolish,
⇔ like light is better than darkness,

LEB I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.

BBE Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways — as the light is better than the dark.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

ASV Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

DRA And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.

YLT And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

Drby And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.

RV Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Wbstr Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

KJB-1769 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.[fn]

2.13 that…: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc

KJB-1611 [fn]Then I saw that wisedome excelleth folly, as farre as light excelleth darkenesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

2:13 Hebr. That there is an excellencie in Wisedome more then in folly,&c.

Bshps And I sawe that wisdome excelleth foolishnesse, as farre as light doth darknesse.
(And I saw that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness.)

Gnva Then I saw that there is profite in wisdome, more then in follie: as the light is more excellent then darkenes.
(Then I saw that there is profite in wisdom, more then in follie: as the light is more excellent then darkness. )

Cvdl and I sawe, that wy?dome excelleth foolishnesse, as farre as light doth darknesse.
(and I saw, that wisdom excelleth foolishness, as far as light doth darkness.)

Wycl And Y siy, that wisdom yede so mych bifor foli, as miche as liyt is dyuerse fro derknessis.
(And I siy, that wisdom went so mych before foli, as miche as light is dyuerse from darkness.)

Luth Da sah ich, daß die Weisheit die Torheit übertraf, wie das Licht die Finsternis,
(So saw I, that the Weisheit the Torheit übertraf, like the light the darkness,)

ClVg Et vidi quod tantum præcederet sapientia stultitiam, quantum differt lux a tenebris.[fn]
(And I_saw that only præcederet sapientia stultitiam, quantum differt light from darkness. )

2.13 Et vidi quia tantum. Cum hoc cogitarem, quod sapiens, lux, stultus, tenebræ: illius oculi in cœlo, hujus, in terra, repente mihi surrepsit, quare communi morte pereant, communi miseria deprimuntur, et hujusmodi.

2.13 And I_saw because tantum. Since this cogitarem, that sapiens, light, stultus, tenebræ: illius oculi in cœlo, huyus, in terra, repente to_me surrepsit, quare communi morte pereant, communi miseria deprimuntur, and huyusmodi.

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