New International Version (NIV)
14The wise have eyes in their heads,
while the fool walks in the darkness;
but I came to realize
that the same fate overtakes them both.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
Ecclesiastes 2:14 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
14The wise person’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one and the same fate happens to 2:14 Lit all ofboth of them.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
14The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
14The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I know that [in the end] one fate happens to them both. [Prov 17:24]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
14The wise man has eyes in his head,
but the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
14The eyes of a wise person see things clearly.
A person who is foolish lives in darkness.
But I finally realized that death catches up
with both of them.