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Ecclesiastes 2:15-17
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 Then I said [a]to myself, “(A)As is the fate of the fool, it will also happen to me. (B)Why then have I been extremely wise?” So [b]I said to myself, “This too is futility.” 16 For there is (C)no [c]lasting remembrance of the wise, along with the fool, since in the coming days everything will [d]soon be forgotten. And (D)how the wise and the fool alike die! 17 So I (E)hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was [e]unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:15 Lit in my heart
- Ecclesiastes 2:15 Lit I spoke in my heart
- Ecclesiastes 2:16 Lit forever
- Ecclesiastes 2:16 Lit already
- Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lit evil
Ecclesiastes 2:15-17
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:15-17
New International Version
15 Then I said to myself,
“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
What then do I gain by being wise?”(A)
I said to myself,
“This too is meaningless.”
16 For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered;(B)
the days have already come when both have been forgotten.(C)
Like the fool, the wise too must die!(D)
Toil Is Meaningless
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(E)
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