'Gain' in the Bible
So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"
When someone's prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?
This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?
When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth -- even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night --
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