Ecclesiastes 2:12

Christian Standard Bible

The Relative Value of Wisdom

¹²Then I turned to consider wisdom,^(A) madness, and folly, for what will the king’s successor^[a] be like? He^[b] will do what has already been done.^(B)

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Footnotes

2:12 Lit the man who comes after the king
2:12 Some Hb mss read They

Ecclesiastes 2:12 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 7:25

Christian Standard Bible

²⁵I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom^(A) and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

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Ecclesiastes 7:25 in all English translations

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