Ecclesiastes 2:12
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“Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for whatcanthe mandothat cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what <FI>is<Fi> the man who cometh after the king? that which <FI>is<Fi> already--they have done it!”
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