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For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
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Death, the Great Equalizer
Commentators agree that this verse highlights a sobering truth: from an earthly perspective, death is the ultimate equalizer. Worldly wisdom, just like foolishness, cannot prevent death or guarantee a lasting earthly legacy. As scholars note, both the wise and the fool face the same physical end, and their memory eventually fades from the world.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Solomon, having found that wisdom and folly agree in being subject to vanity, now contrasts one with the other (Ecclesiastes 2:13). Bot…
19th Century
Anglican
It might be argued in favor of Solomonic authorship that Solomon himself might imagine that in future days he and his wisdom would be forgotten, bu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever The Targum i…
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Solomon found that knowledge and prudence were preferable to ignorance and folly, though human wisdom and knowledge will not make a man happy. The …
