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Ecclesiastes 1:14-16
Legacy Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:14-16
Legacy Standard Bible
14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is [a](A)vanity and striving after wind. 15 What is (B)bent cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I spoke within my heart, saying, “Behold, I have magnified and increased (C)wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my heart has seen an abundance of wisdom and knowledge.”
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- Ecclesiastes 1:14 Or futility
Ecclesiastes 1:14-16
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 1:14-16
New International Version
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;(B)
what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me;(C) I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”
Ecclesiastes 1:14-16
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 1:14-16
King James Version
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
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