“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”
The question of whether the wise have advantage over the fool, and what advantage the poor have in knowing how to conduct themselves, suggests a limited advantage of wisdom and proper conduct even within the framework of vanity. The phrasing indicates reluctance to grant wisdom any real advantage; it asks what benefit accrues from wisdom when all must die and all attempts at satisfaction fail. Yet the question itself implies that some advantage exists, however slight.
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