Ecclesiastes 2:14-16
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also knew that one fate meets[a] them all. 15 So I said in my heart, “The same fate that meets the fool will also meet me. So why then have I been overly wise?” So I said in my heart, “This too is just vapor.”
16 No one will remember the wise man or the fool for long. In days to come, all of them will already be forgotten. How does the wise man die? Just like the fool.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14-16
New International Version
14 The 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.(A)
15 Then I said to myself,
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