Ecclesiastes 2:13

2:13 I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly,

just as light is preferable to darkness:

Ecclesiastes 2:20

2:20 So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor

for which I worked so hard on earth.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

4:2 So I considered those who are dead and gone

more fortunate than those who are still alive.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

9:16 So I concluded that wisdom is better than might,

but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.