14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the (A)fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that (B)one fate befalls them both.

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19 (A)For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts [a]is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is [b]vanity.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Lit and they have one fate
  2. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Or futility

Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not [a]enjoy good things—(A)do not all go to one place?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Lit see

It is better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because [a]that is the (A)end of every man,
And the living [b](B)takes it to [c]heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e. death
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives
  3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart