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Ecclesiastes 1:12-13
Christian Standard Bible

The Limitations of Wisdom

12 I, the Teacher,(A) have been[a] king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to examine(B) and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven.(C) God has given people[b] this miserable task to keep them occupied.(D)

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  1. 1:12 Or Teacher, was
  2. 1:13 Or given the descendants of Adam
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