Then I saidto myself,"As is the fateof the fool,it will alsobefallme. Whythenhave I beenextremelywise?"So I saidto myself,"Thistoois vanity."
behold,I have doneaccording to your words.Behold,I have givenyou a wiseand discerningheart,sothat there has beennoone likeyou beforeyou, norshall one likeyou ariseafteryou.
I have seenallthe workswhichhave been doneunderthe sun,and behold,allis vanityand strivingafter wind.
I saidto myself,"Behold,I have magnifiedand increasedwisdommorethanallwhowere overJerusalembeforeme; and my mindhas observeda wealthof wisdomand knowledge."
Becausein muchwisdomthere is muchgrief,and increasingknowledge[results in] increasingpain.
"Vanityof vanities,"saysthe Preacher,"Vanityof vanities!Allis vanity."
For thereis nolastingremembranceof the wiseman[as] with the fool,inasmuchas [in] the comingdaysallwill be forgotten.And howthe wisemanand the foolalikedie!
For thereare manywordswhich increasefutility.What[then] is the advantageto a man?
For whatadvantagedoes the wisemanhave overthe fool?What[advantage] does the poormanhave, knowing[how] to walkbeforethe living?
