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There is no
1remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.
The Vanity of Wisdom
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2the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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And I
3applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy
4business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.
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I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is
5vanity and a striving after wind.
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6What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
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I said in my heart, "I have acquired great
7wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."
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And I
8applied my heart to know wisdom and to know
9madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but
10a striving after wind.
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For
11in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.