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Ecclesiastes 1:13
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:13
New King James Version
13 And I set my heart to seek and (A)search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; (B)this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be [a]exercised.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Or afflicted
Ecclesiastes 1:13
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Ecclesiastes 1:13
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13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens.(A) What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!(B)
Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
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Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
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16 I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained (A)more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has [a]understood great wisdom and knowledge.” 17 (B)And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit. seen
Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
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Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
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16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me;(A) I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom,(B) and also of madness and folly,(C) but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
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