Reading for March 15th

Read Ecclesiastes 2.12-17. In 2.12-1: Experiment two: being wise. In verse 12: After the king. How could the successor of the great King Solomon match his wisdom and wealth? The verse may suggest that others need not repeat the experiement since Solomon has done it all. In verses 13-14: The Teacher sincerely recognizes the superiority of wisdom over folly, repeating a traditional saying. In verses 15-16: And yet, being wise doesnt keep you from dying. As throughout the book, the inevitablity of death and its power to erase the memory of a person precipitate the Teacher's despair: How can the wise die just like fools? In verse 17: He repeasts his three-fold verdict (2.11). Comments or Questions..