Ecclesiastes 2:12-14

Good News Translation

¹² After all, a king can only do what previous kings have done.

So I started thinking about what it meant to be wise or reckless or foolish. ¹³ Oh, I know, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness. ¹⁴ The wise can see where they are going, and fools cannot.” But I also know that the same fate is waiting for us all.