The Limitations of Wisdom

¹² I, the Teacher,^(A) have been^[a] king over Israel in Jerusalem.

²⁷ “Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,

⁸ “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”^(A)

The Teacher’s Objectives and Conclusion

⁹ In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.^{(B) 10} The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.