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?