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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14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

15 (A)What is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.

16 I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained (B)more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has [a]understood great wisdom and knowledge.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit. seen