Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The wise, his eyes in his head; and the foolish one goes in darkness: and I knew, I also, that one event will meet with them all.
New American Standard Bible
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the
King James Version
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Holman Bible
but the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.
International Standard Version
The wise use their eyes, but the fool walks in darkness. I also perceived that the same outcome affects them all.
A Conservative Version
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
American Standard Version
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
Amplified
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I know that [in the end] one fate happens to them both.
Bible in Basic English
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
Darby Translation
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness; but I myself also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
King James 2000
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one fate happens to them all.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{The wise man can see where he is walking}, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that both of them suffer the same fate.
Modern King James verseion
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness; and I also knew that one event happens to all of them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For a wise man beareth his eyes about in his head, but the fool goeth in the darkness. I perceived also that they both had one end.
NET Bible
The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.
New Heart English Bible
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness?and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
The Emphasized Bible
As for the wise man, his eyes, are in his head, whereas, the dullard, in darkness, doth walk, - but, I myself, knew that, one destiny, happeneth to them, all.
Webster
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
World English Bible
The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness -- and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wise! -- his eyes are in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;
Themes
Insight » Examples of » The wise man
Spiritual perception » Examples of » The wise man
Interlinear
Chakam
`ayin
Ro'sh
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Living Must Abandon The Work Of Their Hands To Others At Death
13 And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness. 14 The wise, his eyes in his head; and the foolish one goes in darkness: and I knew, I also, that one event will meet with them all. 15 And I said in my heart, As the event of the foolish one, also I, it will meet me; and wherefore then was I more wise? And I spake in my heart, This is also vanity.
Cross References
Psalm 49:10
For he shall see the wise shall die: together the fool and the stupid one shall perish, and they left their wealth to others.
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom, is with the face of him understanding, and the eyes of the foolish one are in the ends of the earth.
Ecclesiastes 3:19
For the event of the sons of man, and the event of the cattle, one event to them: as this, so dies this; and the breath of one to all; and the preeminence of man not above the cattle: for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I turned back, and saw under the sun that not to the fleet the race, and the war not to the strong, and also not to the wise, bread; and also not to the understanding ones, riches; and also not to the knowing, favor; for time and chance will light upon all of them.
1 John 2:11
And he hating his brother is in darkness, and walks about in darkness, and knows not where he goes forward, for darkness has blinded his eyes.
Psalm 19:10
Being desirable above gold, and above much pure gold, and being sweet above honey, and the dropping of honey-combs.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit
Ecclesiastes 6:6
And although he lived a thousand years twice, and he saw not good. Did not all go to one place?
Ecclesiastes 7:2
Good to go to the house of mourning rather than to go to the house of drinking, in that it is the end of every man; and he living shall give to his heart.
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who as the wise one? and who will know the interpretation of the word? The wisdom of man shall enlighten his face, and the hard of face shall be hated.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-3
For all this I gave to my heart, and to examine all this, that the just and the wise and their works are in the hand of God: also love, also hatred, no man shall know of all before them.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
And I said, Wisdom is good above strength: and the wisdom of the poor one was despised, and his words not heard.
Ecclesiastes 10:2-3
The heart of the wise one to his right, and the heart of the foolish one to his left.