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.

Asang Khongca Bible

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

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

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

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

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

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.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

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

Clementine Vulgate 1598

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

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

Kosraean Bible

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

World Portuguese Bible

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

Romanian BTF Bible

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

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

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

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:

Italian Diodati Bible

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

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.

Danish Bible 1931

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

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

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.

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.

Esperanto Bible

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

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;

German Luther Bible 1912

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

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

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

French Free Holy Bible for the World

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

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.

Croatian Bible

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

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

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

German Textbibel

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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

Hebrew OT (WLC)

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

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.

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.

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.

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:

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

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

Russian Synodal Bible

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

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׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

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

Old Persion Version Bible

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

Judson Burmese Bible

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

Korean Bible 1910

내가 보건대 지혜가 우매보다 뛰어남이 빛이 어두움보다 뛰어남 같도다

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。

World Chinese Bible

于是我看出智慧胜过愚昧，正如光明胜过黑暗。

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。

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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Mashi Bible

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

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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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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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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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