Ecclesiastes 2:16

New English Translation

For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies – just like the fool!

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:33

The king chanted the following lament for Abner: “Should Abner have died like a fool?

Psalm 103:16

but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

Psalm 49:10

Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 88:12

Are your amazing deeds experienced in the dark region, or your deliverance in the land of oblivion?

Exodus 1:6

and in time Joseph and his brothers and all that generation died.

Exodus 1:8

Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power over Egypt.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

Ecclesiastes 1:11

No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations.

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

So I thought to myself, “The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?” So I lamented to myself, “The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!”

Ecclesiastes 6:8

So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

Ecclesiastes 7:2

It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

Ecclesiastes 8:10

Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

However, a poor but wise man lived in the city, and he could have delivered the city by his wisdom, but no one listened to that poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward – and even the memory of them disappears.

Malachi 3:16

Then those who respected the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. A scroll was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,