Ecclesiastes 2:15 meaning and explanation
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:15, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the Teacher, a Jerusalem king testing what gives lasting gain "under the sun." In verses 13 and 14 he has just said wisdom surpasses folly as light surpasses darkness. Then he notices the equalizer: wise and fool share one fate, death.
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