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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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Or afflicted

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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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit. seen

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