Ecclesiastes 2:16

16 For of the wise as of the fool there is no enduring ^mremembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How ⁿthe wise dies just like the fool!

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Ecclesiastes 1:11
There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.

Psalm 49:10
For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

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