Ecclesiastes 2:16
King James Version (KJV)
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!
World English Bible (WEB)
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:16 Cross References
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
