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Ecclesiastes 1:12-14
Contemporary English Version

It Is Senseless To Be Wise

12 I said these things when I lived in Jerusalem as king of Israel. 13 With all my wisdom I tried to understand everything that happens here on earth. And God has made this so hard for us humans to do. 14 I have seen it all, and everything is just as senseless as chasing the wind.[a]

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  1. 1.14 chasing the wind: Or “eating the wind.”
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