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Ecclesiastes 1:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;(A)
what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I said to myself,[a] “Look, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me,(B) and my mind has thoroughly grasped[b] wisdom and knowledge.” 17 I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge,(C) madness and folly;(D) I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.[c](E)
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- Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit said with my heart
- Ecclesiastes 1:16 Or discerned
- Ecclesiastes 1:17 Or a feeding on wind, or an affliction of spirit
Ecclesiastes 1:15-17
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 1:15-17
New International Version
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;(A)
what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me;(B) I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom,(C) and also of madness and folly,(D) but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
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