Ecclesiastes 1:16-18

The Voice

¹⁶ I mused over it all and thought to myself, “I have done great things, and I have gained more wisdom than anyone who reigned over Jerusalem before me. I have contemplated great wisdom and knowledge.” ¹⁷ I decided to study wisdom and instead acquainted myself with madness and folly. It, too, seemed like trying to pursue the wind, ¹⁸ for as my wisdom increased, so did my vexation. As my knowledge grew, so did my pain.