1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Ecclesiastes 2:14 | *The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike. Proverbs 17:24.; Ecclesiastes 8:1. | Darkness and ignorance. He knows not whither he is going, Proverbs 4:19., and 17:24. Wisdom is to be preferred before wealth, etc. (Calmet) --- Consideration directs a person to do good. --- Alike. Thus worldlings speak, who reflect not on the life to come. (Worthington) --- In many respects all resemble one another, though their sentence be very different. (Menochius) |