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English Bible Translations

Ecclesiastes 2:12 / KJV
12. 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 / ASV
12. 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 / BasicEnglish
12. 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 / Darby
12. 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 / Webster
12. 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 / Young
12. 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!

German Bible Translations

Prediger 2:12 / Luther
12. Da wandte ich mich, zu sehen die Weisheit und die Tollheit und Torheit. Denn wer weiß, was der für ein Mensch werden wird nach dem König, den sie schon bereit gemacht haben?
Prediger 2:12 / Schlachter
12. Und ich wandte mich zur Betrachtung der Weisheit, des Übermuts und der Torheit; denn was wird der Mensch tun, der nach dem König kommt? Das, was man längst getan hat!

French Bible Translations

Ecclésiaste 2:12 / Segond21
12. J'ai réfléchi à ce qui caractérise la sagesse, la folie et la stupidité. – En effet, que fera l'homme qui succédera au roi? N'est-ce pas ce qu'on a déjà fait? –
Ecclésiaste 2:12 / NEG1979
12. Alors j’ai tourné mes regards vers la sagesse, et vers la sottise et la folie. – Car que fera l’homme qui succédera au roi? Ce qu’on a déjà fait. –
Ecclésiaste 2:12 / Segond
12. Alors j'ai tourné mes regards vers la sagesse, et vers la sottise et la folie. -Car que fera l'homme qui succédera au roi? Ce qu'on a déjà fait.
Ecclésiaste 2:12 / Darby_Fr
12. Et je me suis tourné pour voir la sagesse, et les choses déraisonnables et la folie; car que fera l'homme qui viendra après le roi? -ce qui a été déjà fait.
Ecclésiaste 2:12 / Martin
12. Puis je me suis mis à considérer tant la sagesse, que les sottises, et la folie, (or qui est l'homme qui pourrait suivre le Roi en ce qui a été déjà fait?)
Ecclésiaste 2:12 / Ostervald
12. Puis je me suis mis à considérer et la sagesse et la sottise et la folie. (Car que fera l'homme qui viendra après le roi? Ce qui s'est déjà fait. )

Versions with Strong Codes

Ecclesiastes 2 / KJV_Strong
12. And I[H589] turned[H6437] myself to behold[H7200] wisdom,[H2451] and madness,[H1947] and folly:[H5531] for[H3588] what[H4100] can the man[H120] do that cometh[H7945] [H935] after[H310] the king?[H4428] even[H853] that which[H834] hath been already[H3528] done.[H6213]

Strong Code definitions

H589 'aniy an-ee' contracted from H595; I:--I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, X which, X who.see H595

H6437 panah paw-naw' a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.:--appear, at (even-)tide, behold, castout, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to),(re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).

H7200 ra'ah raw-aw' a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):--advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.

H2451 chokmah khok-maw' from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):--skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.see H2449

H1947 howlelah ho-lay-law' feminine active participle of H1984; folly:--madness. see H1984

H5531 cikluwth sik-looth' or sikluwth (Eccl. 1:17) {sik-looth'}; from H5528; silliness:--folly, foolishness.see H5528

H3588 kiy kee a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedentor consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

H4100 mah maw or mah {mah}; or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh}; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:--how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

H120 'adam aw-dawm' from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):--X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.see H119

H7945 shel shel for the rel. 834; used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronominal affix; on account of, whatsoever, whichsoever:--cause, sake.see H834

H935 bow' bo a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications):--abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), befallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.

H310 'achar akh-ar' from H309; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses):--after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.see H309

H4428 melek meh'-lek from H4427; a king:--king, royal. see H4427

H853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English). see H226

H834 'aher ash-er' a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it isindeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

H3528 kbar keb-awr' from H3527; properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto:--already, (seeing that which), now.see H3527

H6213 `asah aw-saw' a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, goabout, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.

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