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Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 (A) I said to myself, “You are by far the wisest person who has ever lived in Jerusalem. You are eager to learn, and you have learned a lot.” 17 Then I decided to find out all I could about wisdom and foolishness. Soon I realized that this too was as senseless as chasing the wind.[a]
18 The more you know,
the more you hurt;
the more you understand,
the more you suffer.
Footnotes
- 1.17 chasing the wind: See the note at 1.14.
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