Ecclesiastes 2:16 meaning and explanation
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:16, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, a royal wisdom figure reviewing his experiments with pleasure, building and wealth, has just said wisdom outshines folly. Here he faces the limit of that advantage: death comes to both alike.
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