Ecclesiastes 2:13

NETBible	I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly,¹ just as light is preferable to darkness:
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 2:13	I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 2:13	And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 2:13	Wisdom is of more value than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 2:13	But I did see that it's better to be smart than stupid, just as light is better than darkness.
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 2:13	Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways—as the light is better than the dark.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 2:13	Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 2:13	Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.
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KJV	Then I saw <07200> (8804) that <03426> wisdom <02451> excelleth <03504> folly <05531>_, as far as light <0216> excelleth <03504> darkness <02822>_. {that...: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc}
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 2:13	And I saw <07200> that wisdom <02451> excels <03504> folly <05531> as light <0216> excels <03504> darkness <02822> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eidon <3708> V-AAI-1S egw <1473> P-NS oti <3754> CONJ estin <1510> V-PAI-3S perisseia <4050> N-NSF th <3588> T-DSF sofia <4678> N-DSF uper <5228> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF afrosunhn <877> N-ASF wv <3739> CONJ perisseia <4050> N-NSF tou <3588> T-GSN fwtov <5457> N-GSN uper <5228> PREP to <3588> T-ASN skotov <4655> N-ASN
NET [draft] ITL	I <0589> realized <07200> that wisdom <02451> is <03426> preferable <03504> to <04480> folly <05531> , just as light <0216> is preferable <03504> to <04480> darkness <02822> :
HEBREW	Ksxh <02822> Nm <04480> rwah <0216> Nwrtyk <03504> twlkoh <05531> Nm <04480> hmkxl <02451> Nwrty <03504> sys <03426> yna <0589> ytyarw (2:13) <07200>


NETBible	I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly,¹ just as light is preferable to darkness:
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “and I saw that there is profit for wisdom more than folly.”