For thereis nolastingremembranceof the wiseman[as] with the fool,inasmuchas [in] the comingdaysallwill be forgotten.And howthe wisemanand the foolalikedie!
The kingchanteda [lament] for Abnerand said,"Should Abnerdieas a fooldies?
Whenthe windhas passedoverit, it is nomore,And its placeacknowledgesit nolonger.
For he sees[that even] wisemendie;The stupidand the senselessalikeperishAnd leavetheir wealthto others.
Will Your wondersbe madeknownin the darkness?And Your righteousnessin the landof forgetfulness?
Josephdied,and allhis brothersand allthat generation.
Now a newkingaroseoverEgypt,whodid not knowJoseph.
The wisdomof the sensibleis to understandhis way,But the foolishnessof foolsis deceit.
Thereis noremembranceof earlierthings;And alsoof the laterthingswhichwill occur,There will be for them noremembranceAmongthose whowill comelater[still].
The wiseman'seyesare in his head,but the foolwalksin darkness.And yetI knowthat onefatebefallsthem both.
Then I saidto myself,"As is the fateof the fool,it will alsobefallme. Whythenhave I beenextremelywise?"So I saidto myself,"Thistoois vanity."
For whatadvantagedoes the wisemanhave overthe fool?What[advantage] does the poormanhave, knowing[how] to walkbeforethe living?
It is betterto goto a houseof mourningThanto goto a houseof feasting,Becausethat is the endof everyman,And the livingtakes[it] to heart.
Sothen, I have seenthe wickedburied,those who used to goin and out from the holyplace,and they are [soon] forgottenin the citywherethey didthus.Thistoois futility.
But there was foundin it a poorwisemanand he deliveredthe cityby his wisdom.Yet noonerememberedthat poorman.
For the livingknowthey will die;but the deaddo not knowanything,norhavethey anylongera reward,for their memoryis forgotten.
Thenthose who fearedthe LORDspoketo oneanother,and the LORDgaveattentionand heard[it], and a bookof remembrancewas writtenbeforeHim for those who fearthe LORDand who esteemHis name.
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
