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Ecclesiastes 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 What is (A)crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I [a]said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased (B)wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my [b]mind has observed [c]a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I (C)applied my [d]mind to know wisdom and to (D)know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is (E)striving after wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit spoke with my heart, saying
- Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit an abundance
- Ecclesiastes 1:17 Lit heart
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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