Ecc 2:15-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eccl 2:15-16: 2:15-16 If both the wise and the foolish will die , what advantage is there in being wise? Since the lives of both wise and foolish people are fleeting, the conclusion is that all is meaningless. • both will be forgotten: Those who follow us will not remember us or our accomplishments, so our efforts will come to nothing (cp. 1:11 ; 9:13-16 ).

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‏ Ecclesiastes 2:15-16

Summary for Eccl 2:15-16: 2:15-16 ^a If both the wise and the foolish will die, what advantage is there in being wise? Since the lives of both wise and foolish people are fleeting, the conclusion is that all is meaningless.

• both will be forgotten: Those who follow us will not remember us or our accomplishments, so our efforts will come to nothing (cp. 1:11 ^b; 9:13-16 ^c).