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Douay-Rheims
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And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.
King James
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Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Louis Second
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Et j'ai vu que la sagesse a de l'avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a de l'avantage sur les ténèbres
Martin Luther
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Da sah ich, daß die Weisheit die Torheit übertraf, wie das Licht die Finsternis,
Vulgate
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et vidi quia tantum praecederet sapientia stultitiam quantum differt lux tenebris

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


quia : because.
tantum : only.
sapientia : wisdom.
quantum : how much?, how much!, as much as.
quantum : adv, regard to, as much as, the more, the greater.
quantum : (+ gen.) as much of .. as.