Why would the writer of Ecclesiastes say the wise won't be remembered any longer than the fool after their deaths?
For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 2:1 - 26
ESV - 1 I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself." But behold, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, "It is mad," and of pleasure, "What use is it?
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Asked July 11 2022
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Jack Gutknecht
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