Protestantism
English
¶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.1
- even…: or, in those things which have been already done
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 done long ago.
And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what is the man who cometh after the king? that which is already--they have done it!
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man [do] that cometh after the king? — that which hath already been done.
And I turned to beholde wisedome, and madnes and follie: (for who is the man that will come after the King in things, which men nowe haue done?)
And I turned myself to behold wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Even that which has been done long ago.
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that comes after the king? even that which has been already done.
And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.
The Wise and the Foolish
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?
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.
And I turned myself to behold wisdom and those [who are] mad, and folly; for what [can] the man [do] that comes after the king? [even] that which has already been done.
¶ 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.
The Living Must Abandon the Work of their Hands to Others at Death
Next, I considered wisdom, as well as delusion and folly. What can anyone do who will come after the king that has not already been done?
And I turned to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly. For what can a man do who comes after the king, when they have already done it?
And I turned to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the king, when they have already done it?
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
Then I turned myself to behold wisdom and senselessness and folly. For what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
¶ 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.1
- even…: or, in those things which have been already done.
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.
Thus turned, I, to look at wisdom, and madness and folly,—for what can the man [do more] who cometh after the king? [save] that which, already, men have done.
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.1
- even...: or, in those things which have been already done
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that comes after the king? even that which has been already done.
Catholicism
English
I passed further to behold wisdom, and errors and folly, (What is man, said I that he can follow the King his maker?)