[和合本] 我转念观看智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以后而来的人还能作什么呢？也不过行早先所行的就是了。
[新标点] 我转念观看智慧、狂妄，和愚昧。在王以后而来的人还能做什么呢？也不过行早先所行的就是了。
[和合修] 我转而回顾智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以后来的人又如何呢？不过做先前所做的就是了。
[新译本] 我转过来观察智慧、狂妄和愚昧。王的继承人还能作什么呢？只不过作先前作过的罢了。
[当代修] 于是，我转念思考什么是智慧、狂妄和愚昧。其实以后接替君王的人除了重演历史之外，还能做什么呢？
[现代修] 毕竟，一个君王所能做的，都是以往的君王所做过的。于是，我再思想什么是智慧、狂妄、愚昧。
[吕振中] 我转而观看智慧、狂妄、和愚昧；阿，在王以后来的人还能作什么呢？也不过行早先行过的就是了。
[思高本] （智愚相比）我又回顾观察智慧、疯狂和昏愚；那继位作君王的人能做什么？只能做已做过的事。
[文理本] 我转观智慧、狂妄愚蒙、后乎王而至者、将何能为、仅循所曾为者而为之耳、
[GNT] After all, a king can only do what previous kings have done. So I started thinking about what it meant to be wise or reckless or foolish.
[BBE] And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.
[KJV] And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
[NKJV] Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly; For what [can] the man [do] who succeeds the king? -- [Only] what he has already done.
[KJ21] Then I turned myself to behold wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do that cometh after the king? Even that which hath been already done.
[NASB] (Wisdom Surpasses Foolishness) So 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?
[NRSV] So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the one do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.
[WEB] I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
[ESV] So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.
[NIV] Then 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?
[NIrV] I 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?
[HCSB] Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the man be like who comes after the king? He will do what has already been done.
[CSB] Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the man be like who comes after the king? He will do what has already been done.
[AMP] So I turned to consider [human] wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do who succeeds the king? Nothing but what has been done already.
[NLT] So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?).
[YLT] And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what [is] the man who cometh after the king? that which [is] already -- they have done it!