Ecclesiastes 2:15

New Century Version

I thought to myself, “What happens to a fool will happen to me, too, so what is the reward for being wise?” I said to myself, “Being wise is also useless.”

Cross References

1 Kings 3:12

I will do what you asked. I will give you wisdom and understanding that is greater than anyone has had in the past or will have in the future.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I looked at everything done on earth and saw that it is all useless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “I have become very wise and am now wiser than anyone who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”

Ecclesiastes 1:18

With much wisdom comes much disappointment; the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

The Teacher says, “Useless! Useless! Completely useless! Everything is useless.”

Ecclesiastes 2:16

The wise person and the fool will both die, and no one will remember either one for long. In the future, both will be forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more you say, the more useless it is. What good does it do?

Ecclesiastes 6:8

In this way a wise person is no better off than a fool. Then, too, it does a poor person little good to know how to get along in life.