“If the fate of the fool will also be my fate,
    then why have I been wise?
    In what way do I profit?”
And I came to the conclusion
    that this too is vanity.
¹⁶ The wise man is remembered no longer than the fool,
    because in the days to come both will have been forgotten.
The wise man must die no less than the fool.
¹⁷ As a result, I came to hate life,
    since I loathe the work that is done under the sun;
    for all is vanity and a chase after the wind.