“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.”
The reflection that if humans live for many years and rejoice in them all, they should remember that the days of darkness will be many, balances the celebration of life with the reminder of death. The image of approaching darkness—the end of life—suggests that however many years one lives, death ultimately claims the final word. This verse tempers joy with the sobering awareness of mortality.
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