Ecclesiastes 2:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ecclesiastes 2:12 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“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!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 2:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 1:9What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 1:17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 7:25I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).