Ecclesiastes 2:15
15 Then I said in my heart, v“What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 Then I said to myself,
“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
What then do I gain by being wise?”
I said to myself,
“This too is meaningless.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 So I said in my heart,
“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 I thought to myself,
“What happens to a fool will happen to me, too,
so what is the reward for being wise?”
I said to myself,
“Being wise is also useless.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 I thought to myself, “⸤If⸥ the destiny that waits for the fool waits for me as well, then what is the advantage in being wise?” So I thought that even this is pointless.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 So I said to myself, “What happens to the fool will also happen to me. Why then have I been overly wise?” And I said to myself that this is also futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 Then I said to myself, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also; why then have I been so very wise?” And I said to myself that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 So I said to myself, “If I also suffer the same fate as the fool, what advantage is my great wisdom?” So I said to myself, “This also is vanity!”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 Then I thought,
“What happens to a foolish person will catch up with me too.
So what do I gain by being wise?”
I said to myself,
“That doesn’t have any meaning either.”
Ecclesiastes 2:15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 Then I said to myself, “As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?” So I said to myself, “This too is vanity.”