Ecclesiastes 1:13-18

13And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.

14I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.

15What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is defective and lacking cannot be counted.

16I spoke with my heart, saying, “Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom and experience, more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge.”

17And I set my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I realized that this too is a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.

18For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.