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Ecclesiastes 1:12-15
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:12-15
New American Standard Bible
The Futility of Wisdom
12 I, the (A)Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I (B)set my [a]mind to seek and (C)explore by wisdom about everything that has been done under heaven. It is a [b](D)sorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is (E)futility and striving after wind. 15 What is (F)crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit evil
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