Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 2:15

וְאָמַ֤רְתִּי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י כְּמִקְרֵ֥ה הַכְּסִ֖יל גַּ֣ם אֲנִ֣י יִקְרֵ֑נִי וְלָ֙מָּה֙ חָכַ֣מְתִּי אֲנִ֔י אָ֖ז יֹתֵ֗ר וְדִבַּ֤רְתִּי בְלִבִּי֙ שֶׁגַּם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃
vʾamartiy ʾaniy blibiy kmiqreh haksiyl gam ʾaniy yiqreniy vlamah ḥakamtiy ʾaniy ʾaz yoter vdibartiy blibiy shegam zeh habel
King James Version (KJV)

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Modern English

Then I said in my heart, "What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?" And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

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