Verse 15

Then{H227} said{H559} I in my heart,{H3820} As it happeneth{H4745} to the fool,{H3684} so will it happen{H7136} even to me;{H1571} and why was I then more{H3148} wise?{H2449} Then said{H1696} I in my heart,{H3820} that this also is vanity.{H1892}

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 6:8 : 8 For what advantage hath the wise{H2450} more{H3148} than the fool?{H3684} [or] what hath the poor{H6041} man, that knoweth{H3045} how to walk{H1980} before the living?{H2416}
  • 1 Kgs 3:12 : 12 behold, I have done{H6213} according to thy word:{H1697} lo, I have given{H5414} thee a wise{H2450} and an understanding{H995} heart;{H3820} so that there hath been none like thee before{H6440} thee, neither after{H310} thee shall any arise{H6965} like unto thee.
  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 Vanity{H1892} of vanities,{H1892} saith{H559} the Preacher;{H6953} vanity{H1892} of vanities,{H1892} all is vanity.{H1892}
  • Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen{H7200} all the works{H4639} that are done{H6213} under the sun;{H8121} and, behold, all is vanity{H1892} and a striving{H7469} after wind.{H7307}
  • Eccl 1:16 : 16 I communed{H1696} with mine own heart,{H3820} saying,{H559} Lo, I have gotten{H3254} me great{H1431} wisdom{H2451} above all that were before{H6440} me in Jerusalem;{H3389} yea, my heart{H3820} hath had great{H7235} experience{H7200} of wisdom{H2451} and knowledge.{H1847}
  • Eccl 1:18-2:1 : 18 For in much{H7230} wisdom{H2451} is much{H7230} grief;{H3708} and he that increaseth{H3254} knowledge{H1847} increaseth{H3254} sorrow.{H4341} 1 I said{H559} in my heart,{H3820} Come now,{H3212} I will prove{H5254} thee with mirth;{H8057} therefore enjoy{H7200} pleasure:{H2896} and, behold, this also was vanity.{H1892}
  • Eccl 2:16 : 16 For of the wise{H2450} man, even as{H5973} of the fool,{H3684} there is no remembrance{H2146} for ever;{H5769} seeing{H3528} that in the days{H3117} to come{H935} all will have been long forgotten.{H7911} And how doth the wise{H2450} man die{H4191} even as the fool!{H3684}