Ecclesiastes 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:16 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 →
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֨ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
זִכְר֧וֹן
zikrôwn
H2146
memorial
לֶחָכָ֛ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
עִֽם
ʻim
H5973
with
הַכְּסִ֖יל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
fool
לְעוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר
kᵉbâr
H3528
already
הַיָּמִ֤ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הַבָּאִים֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַכֹּ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
נִשְׁכָּ֔ח
shâkach
H7911
to forget
וְאֵ֛יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
יָמ֥וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הֶחָכָ֖ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
עִֽם
ʻim
H5973
with
הַכְּסִֽיל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
fool
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World English Bible Public Domain
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
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King James Version Public Domain
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For there is no memory of the wise with the fool in perpetuity, because already, the coming days, both forgotten. Alas! The wise die with the fool!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).