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Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
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Ecclesiastes 1:13
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And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025
Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
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I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, 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 applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.
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For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025