13 And I (A)set my [a]mind to seek and (B)explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [b]a grievous (C)task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit an evil

25 I [a](A)directed my [b]mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Lit turned about
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Lit heart