Ecclesiastes 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הֶֽחָכָם֙
châkâm
H2450
wise
עֵינָ֣יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְהַכְּסִ֖יל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
fool
בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
הוֹלֵ֑ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
גַם
gam
H1571
also
אָ֔נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה
miqreh
H4745
chance
אֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
יִקְרֶ֥ה
qârâh
H7136
to meet
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כֻּלָּֽם
kôl
H3605
all
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The wise, his eyes in his head, but the fool in the darkness is walking. But I know, even I, that one happening will happen to both of them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).