Ecclesiastes 10:15 - Compare All Versions

Ecclesiastes 10:15 NIV (New International Version)

The toil of fools wearies them; they do not know the way to town.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 NLT (New Living Translation)

Fools are so exhausted by a little work that they can’t even find their way home.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The struggles of fools weary them, for they don’t know how to go to the city.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 KJV (King James Version)

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 NKJV (New King James Version)

The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city!

Ecclesiastes 10:15 MSG (The Message)

A decent day’s work so fatigues fools That they can’t find their way back to town. * * *

Ecclesiastes 10:15 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

The labor of a fool makes him so weary that he does not even know how to go to a city.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The labor of a fool so wearies him [because he is ignorant] that he does not even know how to go to a city.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 NET (New English Translation)

The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.