Ecclesiastes 1
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Ecclesiastes 1:16-18

16IH589 saidH1696 toH5973 myselfH3820H559, “BeholdH2009, IH589 have grownH1431 and increasedH3254 in wisdomH2451 beyondH5921 allH3605 thoseH834 before meH6440 who wereH1961 overH5921 JerusalemH3389, and my mindH3820 has observedH7200 a wealthH7235 of wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH1847.”

17So I setH5414 my mindH3820 to knowH3045 wisdomH2451 and madnessH1947 and follyH5531; I learnedH3045 thatH2088 thisH1931, tooH1571, is a pursuitH7475 of the windH7307.

18ForH3588 with muchH7230 wisdomH2451 comes muchH7227 sorrowH3708,and as knowledgeH1847 growsH3254, griefH4341 increasesH3254.
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