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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וראיתי אני שיש יתרון לחכמה מן הסכלות--כיתרון האור מן החשך
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vrAyty Any SHySH ytrvn lKHkmh mn hsklvt--kytrvn hAvr mn hKHSHk

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et vidi quia tantum praecederet sapientia stultitiam quantum differt lux tenebris

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
New King James Version   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.
21st Century King James Version   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly as far as light excelleth darkness.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Darby Bible Translation   
And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.
God's Word   
But I saw that wisdom has an advantage over foolishness as light has an advantage over darkness.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.
International Standard Version   
I concluded that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.
NET Bible   
I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:
New American Standard Bible   
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
New International Version   
I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
New Living Translation   
I thought, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
The World English Bible   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
EasyEnglish Bible   
I realized that it is better to be wise than foolish. In the same way, the light is better than the dark.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
New Life Version   
And I saw that wisdom is better than what is foolish, as light is better than darkness.
The Voice Bible   
I realized that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
Living Bible   
that wisdom is of more value than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness; for the wise man sees, while the fool is blind. And yet I noticed that there was one thing that happened to wise and foolish alike—
New Catholic Bible   
I also came to understand that more is to be gained from wisdom than from folly, just as light is more profitable than darkness.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And I saw that there is an advantage in wisdom over simpleminded folly as light has an advantage over darkness.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And I have seen that wisdom excels folly as far as light excels darkness.
Christian Standard Bible   
And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then I saw that even [human] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly as far as light is better than darkness.
New Century Version   
I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish, just as light is better than darkness.
The Message   
And then I took a hard look at what’s smart and what’s stupid. What’s left to do after you’ve been king? That’s a hard act to follow. You just do what you can, and that’s it. But I did see that it’s better to be smart than stupid, just as light is better than darkness. Even so, though the smart ones see where they’re going and the stupid ones grope in the dark, they’re all the same in the end. One fate for all—and that’s it.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
I saw wisdom is better than stupidity, as light is better than darkness.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
Good News Translation®   
Oh, I know, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
Wycliffe Bible   
And I saw, that wisdom went so much before folly, as much as light is diverse from darknesses.
Contemporary English Version   
And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
Common English Bible © 2011   
I saw that wisdom is more beneficial than folly, as light is more beneficial than darkness.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Then I saw that there is more gain in wisdom than in folly, as there is more gain in light than in darkness.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
And I saw that wisdom has as much profit over folly as light has over darkness.
New American Standard Bible   
Then I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness as light surpasses darkness.
The Expanded Bible   
I saw that ·being wise is certainly better than being foolish [L there was more profit in wisdom than folly], just as light is ·better [more profitable] than darkness.
Tree of Life Version   
I realized that: Wisdom is more beneficial than folly as light is better than darkness.
Revised Standard Version   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
New International Reader's Version   
I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
BRG Bible   
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Complete Jewish Bible   
I saw that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Then I saw that chochmah excelleth sichlut, as far as ohr excelleth choshech.
Names of God Bible   
But I saw that wisdom has an advantage over foolishness as light has an advantage over darkness.
Modern English Version   
Then I saw that there is more benefit in wisdom than in foolishness, more benefit in light than in darkness.
Easy-to-Read Version   
I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness in the same way that light is better than darkness.
International Children’s Bible   
I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish, just as light is better than darkness.
Lexham English Bible   
I realized that wisdom has an advantage over folly, just as light has an advantage over darkness.
New International Version - UK   
I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.