Ecclesiastes 2:16

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

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!

WEB

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!

YLT

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!

F.O.G Original

For there is no remembrance of the wise together with the fool forever, since in the multiplication of days, all will be forgotten. How does the wise and the fool alike die?

F.O.G

For there is no remembrance of the wise together with the fool forever, since in the multiplication of days, all will be forgotten. How does the wise and the fool alike die?

F.O.G MSG

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