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18 For in much wisdom there is much sorrow;
    whoever increases knowledge increases grief.[a]

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  1. 1:18 Sorrow…grief: these terms refer not just to a store of knowledge or to psychological or emotional pain. Corporal punishment, sometimes quite harsh, was also employed frequently by parents and teachers.

18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;(A)
    the more knowledge, the more grief.(B)

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