Ecclesiastes 2:14

As for the wise man, his eyes, are in his head, whereas, the dullard, in darkness, doth walk,—but, I myself, knew that, one destiny, happeneth to them, all.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

In Context

13Then saw, I, that wisdom doth excel folly,—as far as light excelleth darkness.

15Then said, I, in my heart, As it happeneth to the dullard, even to me, will it happen, but wherefore, then, became, I, wise to excess? Therefore spake I, in my heart, Even this, is vanity.

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Cross References

Psalms 49:10For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:

Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent, is to understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.

Ecclesiastes 3:19For, as regardeth the destiny of the sons of men and the destiny of beasts, one fate, have they, as dieth the one, so, dieth the other, and, one spirit, have they all,—and, the pre-eminence of man over beast, is nothing, for, all, were vanity:

Ecclesiastes 6:8For what profit hath the wise man, over the dullard? What can, the poor man, know—so as to walk before the living?

Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is really a wise man, and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of a man, lighteth up his countenance, but, by defiance of countenance, one is disfigured.

Ecclesiastes 9:2Every one, was like every one else, one destiny, had the righteous and the lawless, the good and the pure and the impure, and he that sacrificed, and he that did not sacrifice,—as the good man, so, the sinner, he that took an oath, as he who, of an oath, stood in fear.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:13-17

Superiority of Wisdom to Folly. 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. 13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more… Read the whole commentary →

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