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Ecclesiastes 1:12-14
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Qohelet Introduces His Quest

12 I, the Teacher,[a] was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens.[b] It is a grievous task God has given to humans.[c] 14 I saw all the works that are done under the sun. Look! Everything is vanity and chasing wind.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:12 Hebrew “Qohelet”
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 MT reads “under the heavens,” which is supported by LXX; however, several versions (Syriac Peshitta, Aramaic Targum, Latin Vulgate) as well as the Cairo Geniza manuscript read, “under the sun,” cf. 1:3, 9, etc.
  3. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Literally “the sons of the man”
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Ecclesiastes 1:12-14
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12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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