Ecclesiastes 2:15-16

¹⁵Et dixi in corde meo: Si unus et stulti et meus occasus erit, quid mihi prodest quod majorem sapienti dedi operam? Locutusque cum mente mea, animadverti quod hoc quoque esset vanitas.

¹⁶Non enim erit memoria sapientis similiter ut stulti in perpetuum, et futura tempora oblivione cuncta pariter operient: moritur doctus similiter ut indoctus.

In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher (Qoheleth) narrates his grand experiment in hedonism, achievement, and wisdom. He tests pleasure, laughter, wine, building projects, wealth, and cultural accomplishments—only to find them all "vanity and a striving after wind." The chapter builds a dev

References· Ecclesiastes 2

a: v.9 — 1 Chronicles 29:25, Ecclesiastes 1:16, 1 Kings 10:23, 2 Chronicles 9:22-23, 1 Kings 10:7, 2 Chronicles 1:1, 1 Kings 3:12
b: v.11 — Ecclesiastes 1:14, 1 John 2:16-17, Ecclesiastes 1:3, 1 Timothy 6:6, Genesis 1:31, Exodus 39:43, Ecclesiastes 2:17-23, Habakkuk 2:13
c: v.24 — Ecclesiastes 3:22, Ecclesiastes 8:15, 1 Timothy 6:17, Ecclesiastes 5:18-19, Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, Ecclesiastes 9:7-9, 1 Corinthians 15:32, Deuteronomy 12:18, Ecclesiastes 6:2, Acts 14:17
d: v.26 — Proverbs 13:22, Job 27:16-17, Proverbs 28:8, John 16:24, Isaiah 3:10-11, 2 Chronicles 31:20-21, Colossians 3:16-17, Proverbs 3:13-18, Colossians 1:9-12, Job 32:8

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