Ecclesiastes 2:14
Parallel Translations


NASB: The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: A wise person uses the eyes in his head, but a fool walks in the dark. But I have also come to realize that the same destiny waits for both of them. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: 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.
ASV: 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.
BBE: 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.
DBY: 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.
JPS: The wise man, his eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness. And I also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
WBS: 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.
WEB: 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.
YLT: 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;

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.


Online Parallel Bible