Ecclesiastes 2:12
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12–14And then I took a hard look at what’s smart and what’s stupid. What’s left to do after you’ve been king? That’s a hard act to follow. You just do what you can, and that’s it.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom,
and also madness and folly.
What more can the king’s successor do
than what has already been done?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the king’s successor be like? He will do what has already been done.
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NLTNew Living Translation
So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?).
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Next, I considered wisdom, as well as delusion and folly. What can anyone do who will come after the king that has not already been done?
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KJV 1900King James Version
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
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