| Hebrew | |
| ESV |
Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.
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| NIV |
I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
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| NLT |
I thought, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. περισσεία τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σοφίᾳ ὑπὲρ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀφροσύνην ὡς περισσεία τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article φωτὸς ὑπὲρ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σκότος |
| KJV |
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
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Ecclesiastes 2:12 ← Ecclesiastes 2:13 → Ecclesiastes 2:14
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