Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 (New International Version)
View In My BibleWisdom Is Meaningless
12 I, the Teacher,1 was king over Israel in Jerusalem.2 13 I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven.3 What a heavy burden God has laid on men!4 14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.5 15 What is twisted cannot be straightened;6 what is lacking cannot be counted. 16 I thought to myself, "Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me;7 I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge." 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom,8 and also of madness and folly,9 but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind. 18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;10 the more knowledge, the more grief.11Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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