So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself b
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days t
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been a
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and