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Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 I thought to myself, “I have acquired great wisdom, far surpassing all those who preceded me in Jerusalem. My mind has mastered every facet of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 However, as I applied my mind to gain a complete understanding of wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly, I came to realize that this too is a chase after the wind.
18 For much wisdom can result in much sorrow,
and those who increase their knowledge also increase their grief.[a]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:18 The author has found that what is wisdom in theory is not so in practice and vice versa.