Ecclesiastes 2:13-16

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¹³I saw that wisdom^(A) is better than folly,^(B)
    just as light is better than darkness.
¹⁴The wise have eyes in their heads,
    while the fool walks in the darkness;
but I came to realize
    that the same fate overtakes them both.^(C)

¹⁵Then I said to myself,

“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
    What then do I gain by being wise?”^(D)
I said to myself,
    “This too is meaningless.”
¹⁶For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered;^(E)
    the days have already come when both have been forgotten.^(F)
Like the fool, the wise too must die!^(G)

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