The eyes of a wise person see things clearly. A person who is foolish lives in darkness. But I finally realized that death catches up with both of them.

智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人在黑暗里行。我却看明有一件事，这两等人都必遇见。

智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人却在黑暗里行。但我知道他们都有相同的遭遇。

智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人却在黑暗里行。但我知道他们都有相同的遭遇。

智者高瞻远瞩，愚人却在黑暗中摸索。但我知道两者终必有同样的命运。

智慧人的眼目明亮，愚昧人却走在黑暗中。我也知道同一的命运要临到这两种人身上。

智慧人看得见他的道路，愚昧人却在黑暗中行走。不过我也明白，同样的命运会临到他们这两种人。

智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人在黑暗裏行。我卻看明有一件事，這兩等人都必遇見。

智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人卻在黑暗裏行。但我知道他們都有相同的遭遇。

智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人卻在黑暗裏行。但我知道他們都有相同的遭遇。

智者高瞻遠矚，愚人卻在黑暗中摸索。但我知道兩者終必有同樣的命運。

智慧人的眼目明亮，愚昧人卻走在黑暗中。我也知道同一的命運要臨到這兩種人身上。

智慧人的眼在頭上看；愚頑人在黑暗裏走；我卻深知這兩種人都必遇見同一樣的遭遇。

智慧人看得見他的道路，愚昧人卻在黑暗中行走。不過我也明白，同樣的命運會臨到他們這兩種人。

智者明於目、愚者行於暗、我知其終、所遇一也、

智者明目、愚人行暗、及其終也、何異之有。

智者凡事目明、愚者行於幽暗、然亦知智者愚者所遇、無以異也、

The wise have eyes in their heads, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both.

The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them.

For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.

The wise person has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

The wise person’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one and the same fate happens to both of them.

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, But the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all.

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

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also knew that one fate comes to them both.

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.

The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness— and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view. But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.

Everyone can see that even wise people die. People who are foolish and who have no sense also pass away. All of them leave their wealth to others.

Here’s something else I’ve seen on this earth. Races aren’t always won by those who run fast. Battles aren’t always won by those who are strong. Wise people don’t always have plenty of food. Clever people aren’t always wealthy. Those who have learned a lot aren’t always successful. God controls the timing of every event. He also controls how things turn out.

Surely what happens to animals happens to people too. Death waits for people and animals alike. People die, just as animals do. All of them have the same breath. People don’t have any advantage over animals. Nothing has any meaning.

I thought about all these things. I realized that those who are wise and do what is right are under God’s control. What they do is also under his control. But no one knows whether they will be loved or hated.Everyone will die someday. Death comes to godly and sinful people alike. It comes to good and bad people alike. It comes to“ clean” and“ unclean” people alike. Those who offer sacrifices and those who don’t offer them also die. A good person dies, and so does a sinner. Those who make promises die. So do those who are afraid to make them.Here’s what is so bad about everything that happens on this earth. Death catches up with all of us. Also, the hearts of people are full of evil. They live in foolish pleasure. After that, they join those who have already died.

They are more priceless than gold. They have greater value than huge amounts of pure gold. They are sweeter than honey that is taken from the honeycomb.

So I said,“ It’s better to be wise than to be powerful.” But people look down on the poor man’s wisdom. No one pays any attention to what he says.

And that’s true even if he lives for 2,000 years but doesn’t get to enjoy his wealth. All people die and go to the grave, don’t they?

People are wise and understanding when they think about the way they live. But people are foolish when their foolish ways trick them.

So it’s better to go where people are mourning than to go where people are having a good time. Everyone will die someday. Those who are still living should really think about that.

Who is like a wise person? Who knows how to explain things? A person’s wisdom makes their face bright. It softens the look on their face.

The hearts of wise people lead them on the right path. But the hearts of foolish people take them down the wrong path.Foolish people don’t have any sense at all. They show everyone they are foolish. They do it even when they are walking along the road.