New International Version (NIV)
12Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom,
and also madness and folly.
What more can the king’s successor do
than what has already been done?
Ecclesiastes 2:12
Ecclesiastes 2:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
12So I turned to consider wisdom, insanity, and foolishness; for what will the man do who will come after the king, except what has already been done?
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
12So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
12So I turned to consider [secular] wisdom, madness, and folly; for what will the man do who succeeds the king? Nothing except what has already been done.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
12Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
12I decided to think about wisdom.
I also thought about foolish pleasure.
What more can a new king do?
Can he do anything more than others have already done?