Ecclesiastes 1:18

Compared across 29 translations

English
For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Much learning earns you much trouble.The more you know, the more you hurt.
Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.
A lot of human wisdom leads to a lot of sorrow. More knowledge only brings more sadness.
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
Arabic
لأَنَّ كَثْرَةَ الْحِكْمَةِ تَقْتَرِنُ بِكَثْرَةِ الْغَمِّ، وَمَنْ يَزْدَادُ عِلْماً يَزْدَادُ حُزْناً!
Danish
Jo mere visdom, des større lidelse, jo mere kundskab, des større smerte.
German
Denn je größer die Weisheit, desto größer der Kummer; und wer sein Wissen vermehrt, der vermehrt auch seinen Schmerz.
Spanish
Francamente,»cuanta más sabiduría, más problemas; cuanto más se sabe, más se sufre».
Francamente,»mientras más sabiduría, más problemas; mientras más se sabe, más se sufre».
French
Car, plus on a de sagesse, plus on a de sujets d’affliction. En augmentant sa connaissance, on augmente ses tourments.
Hiligaynon
Kay sang nagdugang ang akon nahibaluan, nagdugang man ang kalain sang akon buot.
Korean
지혜가 많으면 번민이 많고 지식이 많으면 근심이 많은 법이다.
nl
Want hoe wijzer ik werd, des te bezorgder werd ik. Hoe meer iemand weet, des te meer verdriet hij heeft.
Portuguese
Pois quanto maior a sabedoria, maior o sofrimento;e quanto maior o conhecimento, maior o desgosto.
Porque quanto maior era a minha sabedoria, maiores eram as minhas preocupações; aumentar os conhecimentos apenas traz consigo mais aflições.
Romanian
«Unde este multă înţelepciune, este şi multă supărare şi cu cât este mai multă cunoştinţă, cu atât este mai multă mâhnire.»“
Russian
Ведь с большой мудростью приходит много печали, и чем больше знаний, тем больше скорбь.
Ведь с большой мудростью приходит много печали, и чем больше знаний, тем больше скорбь.
Ведь с большой мудростью приходит много печали, и чем больше знаний, тем больше скорбь.
Ведь с большой мудростью приходит много печали,и чем больше знаний, тем больше скорбь.
Swedish
för ju mer visdom som kommer, desto mer sorg, ju mer kunskap, desto mer lidande.
Thai
เพราะยิ่งฉลาดมากก็ยิ่งโศกเศร้ามากยิ่งรู้ก็ยิ่งทุกข์โศก
zh-Hans
因为智慧越高,愁烦越多;知识越多,痛苦越深。
因 为 多 有 智 慧 , 就 多 有 愁 烦 ; 加 增 知 识 的 , 就 加 增 忧 伤 。
zh-Hant
因為智慧越高,愁煩越多;知識越多,痛苦越深。