Ecclesiastes 2:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So I said to myself, ‘What happens to the fool will also happen to me. Why then have I been overly wise? ’  And I said to myself that this is also futile.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:8

What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool?  What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.  ,

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For, just like the fool, there is no lasting remembrance of the wise,  since in the days to come both will be forgotten. How is it that the wise person dies just like the fool?

Ecclesiastes 1:18

For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, ‘See, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me,  and my mind has thoroughly grasped  wisdom and knowledge.’

Ecclesiastes 1:2

‘Absolute futility,’ says the Teacher. ‘Absolute futility. Everything is futile.’

1 Kings 3:12

I will therefore do what you have asked.  I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

For when there are many words, they increase futility.  What is the advantage for mankind?