The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. M
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living