וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי אֲנִי֙ לִרְא֣וֹת חָכְמָ֔ה וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְסִכְל֑וּת כִּ֣י ׀ מֶ֣ה הָאָדָ֗ם שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־כְּבָ֖ר עָשֽׂוּהוּ׃
내가 돌이켜 지혜와 망령됨과 어리석음을 보았나니 왕의 뒤에 오는 자는 무슨 일을 행할꼬 행한지 오랜 일일 뿐이리라
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“And I turned” [2:12]. I will turn away from all these deeds and will study Torah and the punishments for the transgressions so that the Holy One should not issue an evil decree against me. When the decree goes forth from the Holy One, no pleading helps. Therefore, I want to see ahead so that it should not come to a decree from the Holy One.24Rashi, Ecclesiastes, 2:12.
Rashi
I [then] turned my attention to behold wisdom. I turn away from all my affairs to delve into Torah, and madness and folly, [i.e.,] the punishment for transgressions.
Rashi
For what value is the man who would come after the king. To supplicate him concerning a decree that they decreed upon him, and they already executed the decree and it is already in effect. It is better for him to consider at first his actions, and he would not find it necessary for him to appeal.