New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 2:14-16
14The wiseH2450 man’sH2450 eyesH5869 are in his headH7218, but the 1foolH3684 walksH1980 in darknessH2822. And yetH1571 I knowH3045 that 2oneH259 fateH4745 befallsH7136 them bothH3605.
15Then I saidH559 3to myselfH3820, “4As is the fateH4745 of the foolH3684, it will alsoH1571 befallH7136 me. 5WhyH4100 thenH227 have I beenH2449 extremelyH3148 wiseH2449?” So 6I saidH1696 to myselfH3820, “ThisH2088 tooH1571 is vanityH1892.”
16For thereH369 is 7noH369 8lastingH5769 remembranceH2146 of the wiseH2450 manH2450 as with the foolH3684, inasmuchH7945 as in the comingH935 daysH3117 allH3605 will be forgottenH7911. And 9howH349 the wiseH2450 manH2450 and the foolH3684 alikeH5973 dieH4191!
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 2:14 1 John 2:11 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 2:14 Ps 49:10; Eccl 3:19; 6:6; 7:2; 9:2, 3 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 2:15 Lit in my heart ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 2:15 Eccl 2:16 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 2:15 Eccl 6:8, 11 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 2:15 Lit I spoke in my heart ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 2:16 Eccl 1:11; 9:5 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 2:16 Lit forever ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 2:16 Eccl 2:14 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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