Ecclesiastes 1:12-14

Contemporary English Version

It Is Senseless To Be Wise

¹² I said these things when I lived in Jerusalem as king of Israel. ¹³ With all my wisdom I tried to understand everything that happens here on earth. And God has made this so hard for us humans to do. ¹⁴ I have seen it all, and everything is just as senseless as chasing the wind.^[a]