PAV
15. ਤਦ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਖਿਆ, ਜੇਹੀਕੁ ਮੂਰਖ ਉੱਤੇ ਬੀਤਦੀ ਹੈ ਤੇਹੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਬੀਤੇਗੀ, ਤਾਂ ਫੇਰ ਮੈਂ ਵਧੀਕ ਬੁੱਧਵਾਨ ਕਿਉਂ ਬਣਿਆ? ਸੋ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਖਿਆ ਭਈ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਹੀ ਹੈ।

ERVPA

IRVPA
15. ਤਦ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਖਿਆ, ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਮੂਰਖ ਉੱਤੇ ਬੀਤਦੀ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਹੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਵੀ ਬੀਤੇਗੀ, ਤਾਂ ਫੇਰ ਮੈਂ ਵੱਧ ਬੁੱਧਵਾਨ ਕਿਉਂ ਬਣਿਆ? ਸੋ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਹੀ ਹੈ।



KJV
15. 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.

AMP
15. Then said I in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it will happen even to me. And of what use is it then for me to be more wise? Then I said in my heart, This also is vanity (emptiness, vainglory, and futility)!

KJVP
15. Then said H559 I H589 PPRO-1MS in my heart H3820 , As it happeneth H4745 to the fool H3684 , [ so ] it happeneth H7136 even H1571 CONJ to me ; and why H4100 WL-IGAT was I H589 PPRO-1MS then H227 ADV more H3148 wise H2449 ? Then I said H1696 in my heart H3820 , that this H2088 DPRO also H7945 [ is ] vanity H1892 .

YLT
15. and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?` And I spake in my heart, that also this [is] vanity:

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

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

NASB
15. So I said to myself, if the fool's lot is to befall me also, why then should I be wise? Where is the profit for me? And I concluded in my heart that this too is vanity.

ESV
15. 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.

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

RSV
15. Then I said to myself, "What befalls the fool will befall me also; why then have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity.

NKJV
15. So I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, It also happens to me, And why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart, "This also [is] vanity."

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

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

NRSV
15. Then I said to myself, "What happens to the fool will happen to me also; why then have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity.

NIV
15. Then I thought in my heart, "The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by being wise?" I said in my heart, "This too is meaningless."

NIRV
15. Then I thought, "What happens to a foolish person will catch up with me too. So what do I gain by being wise?" I said to myself, "That doesn't have any meaning either."

NLT
15. Both will die. So I said to myself, "Since I will end up the same as the fool, what's the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!"

MSG
15. When I realized that my fate's the same as the fool's, I had to ask myself, "So why bother being wise?" It's all smoke, nothing but smoke.

GNB
15. I thought to myself, "What happens to fools is going to happen to me, too. So what have I gained from being so wise?" "Nothing," I answered, "not a thing."

NET
15. So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

ERVEN
15. I thought to myself, "The same thing that happens to a fool will also happen to me. So why have I tried so hard to become wise?" I said to myself, "Being wise is also useless."