Ecclesiastes 2:13

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

Bible in Basic English ☆

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

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

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

Noyes Bible ☆

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

Leeser Tanakh ☆

But I saw indeed that wisdom hath the advantage over folly, as great as the advantage of light over darkness.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

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

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And I saw that wisdom excels folly, As much as light excels darkness.

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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

Young's Literal Translation ☆

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

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Then I saw that chochmah excelleth sichlut, as far as ohr excelleth choshech.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ لِلْحِكْمَةِ مَنْفَعَةً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْجَهْلِ، كَمَا أَنَّ لِلنُّورِ مَنْفَعَةً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلْمَةِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သို့ရာတွင်၊ အလင်းသည် မှောင်မိုက်ထက်မြတ် သကဲ့သို့၊ ပညာသည် မိုက်မဲခြင်းထက်မြတ်သည်ကို ငါ သိမြင်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သို့ရာတွင် ၊ အလင်း သည် မှောင်မိုက် ထက် မြတ် သကဲ့သို့ ၊ ပညာ သည် မိုက်မဲ ခြင်းထက် မြတ် သည် ကို ငါ သိမြင် ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Aanghaih loe vinghaih pongah hoih kue baktih toengah, palunghahaih loe amthuhaih pongah hoih kue, tito ka panoek.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Vangnah he hmaisuep lakah rhoeikhangnah a om bangla cueihnah he lunghmangnah lakah rhoeikhangnah om tila ka hmuh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Vangnah he hmaisuep lakah rhoeikhangnah a om bangla cueihnah he lunghmangnah lakah rhoeikhangnah om tila ka hmuh.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

我便看出智慧胜过愚昧，如同光明胜过黑暗。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

我便看出智慧勝過愚昧，如同光明勝過黑暗。

World Chinese Bible ☆

于是我看出智慧胜过愚昧，正如光明胜过黑暗。

Croatian Bible ☆

I spoznadoh da je bolja mudrost od ludosti, kao što je svjetlost bolja od tame.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

I viděl jsem, že jest užitečnější moudrost než bláznovství, tak jako jest užitečnější světlo nežli temnost.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Jeg så, at Visdom har samme Fortrin for Tåbelighed som Lys for Mørke:

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Toen zag ik, dat de wijsheid uitnemendheid heeft boven de dwaasheid, gelijk het licht uitnemendheid heeft boven de duisternis.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Wel begreep ik, dat wijsheid voordeel heeft boven dwaasheid, Zoals licht boven duisternis gaat:

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kaj mi vidis, ke havas superecon la saĝeco antaŭ la malsaĝeco, kiel havas superecon lumo antaŭ mallumo.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Et j’ai vu que la sagesse a un avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a un avantage sur les ténèbres.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Et j'ai vu que la sagesse a de l'avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a de l'avantage sur les ténèbres.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Et j’ai vu que la sagesse a de l’avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a de l’avantage sur les ténèbres;

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Et je vis que la sagesse surpasse la folie, autant que la lumière surpasse les ténèbres.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und ich sah, daß die Weisheit den Vorzug hat vor der Torheit, gleich dem Vorzuge des Lichtes vor der Finsternis:

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Da ich aber sah, daß die Weisheit die Torheit übertraf wie das Licht die Finsternis;

German Textbibel ☆

Da sah ich, daß die Weisheit einen Vorzug hat vor der Thorheit, gleich dem des Lichtes vor der Finsternis.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Und ich habe eingesehen, daß die Weisheit einen so großen Vorzug hat vor der Torheit wie das Licht vor der Finsternis.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἐστὶ περισσεία τῇ σοφίᾳ ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀφροσύνην, ὡς περισσεία τοῦ φωτὸς ὑπὲρ τὸ σκότος.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Καὶ εἶδον ἐγὼ ὅτι ἐστὶ περίσσεια τῇ σοφίᾳ ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀφροσύνην, ὡς περίσσεια τοῦ φωτὸς ὑπὲρ τὸ σκότος.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Mwen wè menm jan pito ou nan limyè pase ou nan fènwa, pito ou gen konprann pase ou pa genyen.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Alaila, ike iho la au, ua oi aku ka naauao mamua o ka naaupo, me he malamalama la mamua o ka pouli.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וְרָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְרֹ֛ון לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה מִן־הַסִּכְל֑וּת כִּֽיתְרֹ֥ון הָאֹ֖ור מִן־הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

וראיתי אני שיש יתרון לחכמה מן הסכלות כיתרון האור מן החשך׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Ed ho veduto che la sapienza è più eccellente che la stoltizia; siccome la luce è più eccellente che le tenebre.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

E vidi che la sapienza ha un vantaggio sulla stoltezza, come la luce ha un vantaggio sulle tenebre.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

私は、光が闇にまさるように、知恵が愚かさにまさることを見た。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

내가 보건대 지혜가 우매보다 뛰어남이 빛이 어두움보다 뛰어남 같도다

Kosraean Bible ☆

Na inge nga etu lah, “Lalmwetmet wo liki na lalfon, oana ke kalem uh wo liki lohsr.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Et vidi quod tantum præcederet sapientia stultitiam, quantum differt lux a tenebris.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

و دیدم که برتری حکمت برحماقت مثل برتری نور بر ظلمت است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Então vi que a sabedoria supera a tolice, assim como a luz supera as trevas.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Então eu vi que a sabedoria é melhor do que a tolice, assim como a luz é melhor do que as trevas.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Atunci am văzut că înțelepciunea întrece prostia, precum lumina întrece întunericul.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ши ам вэзут кэ ынцелепчуня есте ку атыт май де фолос декыт небуния, ку кыт есте май де фолос лумина декыт ынтунерикул.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

И увидел я, что преимущество мудрости перед глупостью такое же, как преимущество света перед тьмою:

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

I videh da je bolja mudrost od ludosti, kao što je bolja svetlost od mraka.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

И видех да је боља мудрост од лудости, као што је боља светлост од мрака.

Mashi Bible ☆

Mbwînage nêci oku oburhimanya bwo bukulu oku isirhe, n’omûshi gwo mukulu aha budufu:

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Y he visto que la sabiduría sobrepuja á la necedad, como la luz á las tinieblas.

Spanish BLL ☆

Y vi que la sabiduría es superior a la necedad, así como la luz es superior a la oscuridad.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Y vi que la sabiduría aventaja a la necedad, como la luz aventaja a las tinieblas.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Entonces vi que la sabiduría es mejor que la insensatez, y que la luz es mejor que la oscuridad.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Vi que la sabiduría aventaja a la necedad Como la luz a la oscuridad.

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Revised West Version ☆

“Pea naʻaku toki mamata ʻoku lelei lahi hake ʻae poto ʻi he vale, ʻo hangē ko e lelei hake ʻoe maama ki he poʻuli.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

І я побачив, що мудрість бере гору над дурнотою, як сьвітло над темрявою:

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

І я побачив, що мудрість бере гору над дурнотою, як сьвітло над темрявою:

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Vả, ta thấy sự khôn ngoan hơn sự ngu dại, cũng như ánh sáng hơn tối tăm.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וְרָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְר֛וֹן לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה מִן־הַסִּכְל֑וּת כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן הָא֖וֹר מִן־הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃