Ecclesiastes 9:13 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

This also I have seen: wisdom under the sun, and it is great to me.

English ASV

I have also seen wisdom under the sun on this wise, and it seemed great unto me:

English Amplified

This [illustration of] wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

This [illustration of] wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

This also have I seen as wisdom under the sun, and it was great unto me.

English EASY 2024

I saw something else that happens on the earth. It is a good example of what wisdom is like.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I also saw a person doing a wise thing in this life, and it seemed very important to me.

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

There is something else I saw, a good example of how wisdom is regarded in this world.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I also have seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it made a deep impression on me.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:

English KJV 1611

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

English LSB

Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

On the other hand I saw this wise deed under the sun, which I thought sublime.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, and it is a great burden to me:

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Here's something else I saw on this earth. I saw an example of wisdom that touched me deeply.

English NIV

I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me:

English NKJ 1982

This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

English NLT

Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Here is another thing that has made a deep impression on me as I have watched human affairs:

English Tyndale 1537

This wisdom have I seen also under the Son, and me thought it a great thing.

Ecclesiastes 9:13 — Compare Translations