Ecclesiastes 2:14 meaning and explanation
The 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:14, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the Teacher, a Jerusalem king testing what gives lasting profit "under the sun." Here he compares wisdom with folly: the wise person has eyes in his head, a Hebrew image for seeing one's way, while the fool gropes in darkness. Wisdom really is better.
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