Ecclesiastes 2:13
American King James Version (AKJV)
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness, so much so that they differ as much as light from darkness.
Darby Bible (DBY)
And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
I recognized that wisdom is better than foolishness just as light is better than darkness.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
King James Version (KJV)
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
World English Bible (WEB)
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.