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Ecclesiastes 2:15-16

15 Then I thought in my heart,
“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
What then do I gain by being wise?”
I said in my heart,
“This too is meaningless.”

16 For the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered;
in days to come both will be forgotten.
Like the fool, the wise man too must die!

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 2:15-16

Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Pleasures Are Meaningless I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to fi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1

Ecclesiastes 1:14 - I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:14 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:14

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Ecclesiastes 1:16 - I thought to myself, “Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:16

Ecclesiastes 1:2 - “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:2

Ecclesiastes 11:8 - However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all. But let him remember the days of dar... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:8

Ecclesiastes 2:16 - For the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered; in days to come both will be forg... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:16

Ecclesiastes 7:25 - So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of th... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:25 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:25

Ecclesiastes 1:18 - For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:18 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:18

Ecclesiastes 6:8 - What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:8

Ecclesiastes 1:18-1 - For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:18-1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:18-1