A wise man can see the future but cannot change it. He is both a guide and a prisoner. Who is he?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider those who claim to predict what is yet to come.
Answer
A prophet
Explanation
A prophet foretells the future, often bound by the beliefs of fate.
This is a expert brain riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A prophet.
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