Ecclesiastes 2:16
New International Version
For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered; the days have already come when both have been forgotten. Like the fool, the wise too must die!

New Living Translation
For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.

English Standard Version
For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise dies just like the fool!

Berean Study Bible
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

New American Standard Bible
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For, just like the fool, there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man, since in the days to come both will be forgotten. How is it that the wise man dies just like the fool?

International Standard Version
For neither the wise nor the fool will be long remembered, since in days to come everything will be forgotten. The wise man dies the same way as the fool, does he not?

NET Bible
For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies--just like the fool!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Neither the wise person nor the fool will be remembered for long, since both will be forgotten in the days to come. Both the wise person and the fool will die.

Jubilee Bible 2000
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 also the wise man shall die the same as the fool.

King James 2000 Bible
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool forever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how does the wise man die? as the fool.

American King James Version
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 dies the wise man? as the fool.

American Standard Version
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

Douay-Rheims Bible
For there shall be no remembrance of the wise no more than of the fool for ever, and the times to come shall cover all things together with oblivion: the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned.

Darby Bible Translation
For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool?

English Revised Version
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been already forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

Young's Literal Translation
That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which is already, in the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

Prediker 2:16 Afrikaans PWL
Die dwaas praat oppervlakkig, maar die wyse word nie vir ewig méér onthou as die dwase nie, aangesien wat nou is, in die dae wat kom vergete sal wees en net soos die wyse sterf, net so die dwaas!

Predikuesi 2:16 Albanian
Nuk mbetet në fakt asnjë kujtim jetëgjatë si i njeriut të urtë ashtu edhe i njeriut budalla, sepse në ditët e ardhme gjithçka do të harrohet. Dhe ashtu si vdes budallai, në të njëjtën mënyrë vdes i urti.

ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ 2:16 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
لانه ليس ذكر للحكيم ولا للجاهل الى الابد. كما منذ زمان كذا الايام الآتية الكل ينسى. وكيف يموت الحكيم. كالجاهل.

Dyr Prödiger 2:16 Bavarian
Ob ietz ainer weis gwösn ist older ayn Gieg, kains denkt eebig dran; herentgögn, all Zween werdnd schnell vergössn. Dyr Gscheide schiebt grad yso ab wie dyr Neuhler.

Еклесиаст 2:16 Bulgarian
Защото както на безумния така и на мъдрия, Не остава вечно паметта му, Понеже в идните дни всичко ще е вече забравено; И как умира мъдрият?- Както и безумният.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
智慧人和愚昧人一樣,永遠無人記念,因為日後都被忘記。可嘆智慧人死亡,與愚昧人無異!

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
智慧人和愚昧人一样,永远无人记念,因为日后都被忘记。可叹智慧人死亡,与愚昧人无异!

傳 道 書 2:16 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
智 慧 人 和 愚 昧 人 一 樣 , 永 遠 無 人 記 念 , 因 為 日 後 都 被 忘 記 ; 可 歎 智 慧 人 死 亡 , 與 愚 昧 人 無 異 。

傳 道 書 2:16 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
智 慧 人 和 愚 昧 人 一 样 , 永 远 无 人 记 念 , 因 为 日 後 都 被 忘 记 ; 可 叹 智 慧 人 死 亡 , 与 愚 昧 人 无 异 。

Ecclesiastes 2:16 Croatian Bible
Jer trajna spomena nema ni mudru ni bezumniku: obojicu će poslije nekog vremena prekriti zaborav! I, jao, mudrac mora umrijeti kao i bezumnik.

Kazatel 2:16 Czech BKR
Nebo není památka moudrého jako i blázna na věky, proto že to, což nyní jest, ve dnech budoucích všecko v zapomenutí přichází, a že jakož umírá moudrý, tak i blázen.

Prædikeren 2:16 Danish
thi den vises Minde er lige saa lidt evigt som Taabens, fordi nu engang alt glemmes i kommende Dage; ak! den vise maa dø saa godt som Taaben.

Prediker 2:16 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Want er zal in eeuwigheid niet meer gedachtenis van een wijze, dan van een dwaas zijn; aangezien hetgeen nu is, in de toekomende dagen altemaal vergeten wordt; en hoe sterft de wijze met den zot?

Swete's Septuagint
ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν μνήμη τοῦ σοφοῦ μετὰ τοῦ ἄφρονος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καθότι ἤδη αἱ ἡμέραι ἐρχόμεναι τὰ πάντα ἐπελήσθη· καὶ πῶς ἀποθανεῖται ὁ σοφὸς μετὰ τοῦ ἄφρονος;

Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין זִכְרֹ֧ון לֶחָכָ֛ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִ֖יל לְעֹולָ֑ם בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים֙ הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁכָּ֔ח וְאֵ֛יךְ יָמ֥וּת הֶחָכָ֖ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִֽיל׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
כי אין זכרון לחכם עם־הכסיל לעולם בשכבר הימים הבאים הכל נשכח ואיך ימות החכם עם־הכסיל׃

Aleppo Codex
טז כי אין זכרון לחכם עם הכסיל לעולם  בשכבר הימים הבאים הכל נשכח ואיך ימות החכם עם הכסיל

Prédikátor 2:16 Hungarian: Karoli
Annakokáért mondám az én elmémben: bolondnak állapotja szerint lesz az én állapotom is, miért valék tehát én is bölcsebb? és mondék az én elmémben: ez is hiábavalóság!

La predikanto 2:16 Esperanto
CXar pri la sagxulo ne restos memoro eterne tiel same, kiel pri la malsagxulo; en la tempoj estontaj cxio estos forgesita. Kaj ho ve, mortas sagxulo egale kiel malsagxulo!

SAARNAAJA 2:16 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Sillä ei jää viisaasta, niinkuin ei tyhmästäkään, ikuista muistoa, kun kerran tulevina päivinä kaikki unhotetaan; ja eikö kuole viisas niinkuin tyhmäkin?

Ecclésiaste 2:16 French: Darby
Car jamais on ne se souviendra du sage, non plus que du fou, puisque dejà dans les jours qui viennent tout est oublie. Et comment le sage meurt-il comme le fou?

Ecclésiaste 2:16 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Car la mémoire du sage n'est pas plus éternelle que celle de l'insensé, puisque déjà les jours qui suivent, tout est oublié. Eh quoi! le sage meurt aussi bien que l'insensé!

Ecclésiaste 2:16 French: Martin (1744)
Car on ne se souviendra pas du sage, non plus que du fou; parce que ce qui est maintenant, va être oublié dans les jours qui suivent; et comment le sage meurt-il de même que le fou?

Prediger 2:16 German: Modernized
Denn man gedenkt des Weisen nicht immerdar, ebensowenig als des Narren; und die künftigen Tage vergessen alles; und wie der Weise stirbt, also auch der Narr.

Prediger 2:16 German: Luther (1912)
Denn man gedenkt des Weisen nicht immerdar, ebenso wenig wie des Narren, und die künftigen Tage vergessen alles; und wie der Narr stirbt, also auch der Weise.

Prediger 2:16 German: Textbibel (1899)
Denn von dem Weisen bleibt so wenig ein dauerndes Andenken, wie von dem Thoren, da sie in den kommenden Tagen alle längst vergessen sind, und wie stirbt doch der Weise mit dem Thoren dahin!

Ecclesiaste 2:16 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Poiché tanto del savio quanto dello stolto non rimane ricordo eterno; giacché, nei giorni a venire, tutto sarà da tempo dimenticato. Pur troppo il savio muore, al pari dello stolto!

Ecclesiaste 2:16 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Perciocchè non vi sarà giammai più memoria del savio, come nè anche dello stolto; conciossiachè nei giorni vegnenti ogni cosa sarà già dimenticata. E come muore il savio così muore anche lo stolto.

PENGKHOTBAH 2:16 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Karena peringatan akan orang alim dan akan orang bebal itu sama, tiada kekal adanya, maka barang yang ada sekarang sekaliannya itu akan terlupa pada hari yang datang; demikianlah mati orang alim itu sama dengan orang bodoh.

전도서 2:16 Korean
지혜자나 우매자나 영원토록 기억함을 얻지 못하나니 후일에는 다 잊어버린지 오랠 것임이라 오호라, 지혜자의 죽음이 우매자의 죽음과 일반이로다

Ecclesiastes 2:16 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Non enim erit memoria sapientis similiter ut stulti in perpetuum, et futura tempora oblivione cuncta pariter operient : moritur doctus similiter ut indoctus.

Koheleto knyga 2:16 Lithuanian
Išmintingo, kaip ir kvailio, neatsimins ateityje; tai, kas yra dabar, užmirš būsiančios kartos. Išmintingas miršta lygiai taip pat, kaip kvailys.

Ecclesiastes 2:16 Maori
No te mea kahore he maharatanga ki te tangata whakaaro nui, pera ano i te kore ki te wairangi a ake ake; ina hoki i nga ra e haere ake nei kua wareware noa kae nga mea katoa. Na, ko to te tangata whakaaro nui tona matenga, pera ano i to te waira ngi!

Predikerens 2:16 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
For minnet om den vise vil like så litt vare til evig tid som minnet om dåren; i de kommende dager vil jo alt sammen for lengst være glemt, og må ikke den vise dø like så vel som dåren?

Eclesiastés 2:16 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Porque no hay memoria duradera ni del sabio ni del necio, ya que todos serán olvidados en los días venideros. ¡Cómo mueren tanto el sabio como el necio!

Eclesiastés 2:16 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Porque no hay memoria duradera del sabio ni del necio, ya que todos serán olvidados en los días venideros. ¡Cómo mueren tanto el sabio como el necio!"

Eclesiastés 2:16 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Porque ni del sabio ni del necio habrá memoria para siempre; pues en los días venideros ya todo será olvidado, y también morirá el sabio como el necio.

Eclesiastés 2:16 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Porque ni del sabio ni del necio habrá memoria para siempre; pues en los días venideros ya todo será olvidado, y también morirá el sabio como el necio.

Eclesiastés 2:16 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Porque ni del sabio ni del loco habrá memoria para siempre; pues en los días venideros ya todo será olvidado, y también morirá el sabio como el loco.

Eclesiastes 2:16 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Assim, nem o sábio nem o insensato serão lembrados para sempre pelas gerações futuras, ambos serão simplesmente esquecidos no tempo. Mas como pode o sábio morrer da mesma maneira que o insensato?

Eclesiastes 2:16 Portugese Bible
Pois do sábio, bem como do estulto, a memória não durará para sempre; porquanto de tudo, nos dias futuros, total esquecimento haverá. E como morre o sábio, assim morre o estulto!   

Ecclesiast 2:16 Romanian: Cornilescu
Căci pomenirea înţeleptului nu este mai vecinică de cît a nebunului: chiar în zilele următoare totul este uitat. Şi apoi şi înţeleptul moare, şi nebunul!

Екклесиаст 2:16 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
потому что мудрого не будут помнить вечно, как и глупого; в грядущие дни все будет забыто, и увы! мудрый умирает наравне с глупым.

Екклесиаст 2:16 Russian koi8r
потому что мудрого не будут помнить вечно, как и глупого; в грядущие дни все будет забыто, и увы! мудрый умирает наравне с глупым.

Predikaren 2:16 Swedish (1917)
Ty den vises minne varar icke evinnerligen, lika litet som dårens; i kommande dagar skall ju alltsammans redan vara förgätet. Och måste icke den vise dö såväl som dåren?

Ecclesiastes 2:16 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Sapagka't kung paano sa pantas ay gayon din sa mangmang, walang alaala magpakailan man; dangang sa mga araw na darating ay malilimutang lahat na. At kung paanong ang pantas ay namamatay ay gayon ang mangmang!

ปัญญาจารย์ 2:16 Thai: from KJV
เพราะตลอดไปไม่มีใครระลึกถึงคนมีสติปัญญามากกว่าคนเขลา ด้วยเห็นว่าในอนาคตก็ลืมกันไปหมดแล้ว แล้วคนมีสติปัญญาตายอย่างไร ก็เหมือนคนเขลา

Vaiz 2:16 Turkish
Çünkü akılsız gibi, bilge de uzun süre anılmaz,
Gelecekte ikisi de unutulur.
Nitekim bilge de akılsız gibi ölür!

Truyeàân Ñaïo 2:16 Vietnamese (1934)
Vài người ta chẳng nhớ người khôn ngoan đến đời đời, cũng như chẳng nhớ kẻ ngu muội; vì trong ngày sau cả thảy đều bị quên mất từ lâu. Phải, người khôn ngoan chết cũng như kẻ điên cuồng?

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