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Ecclesiastes 1:12-15

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12 I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem.
12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.
13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!
14 I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15 What is wrong cannot be made right. What is missing cannot be recovered.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.
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