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Ecclesiastes

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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 1:12-18

12I, the 1PreacherH6953, have beenH1961 kingH4428 overH5921 IsraelH3478 in JerusalemH3389. 13And I 2setH5414 my 3mindH3820 to seekH1875 and 4exploreH8446 by wisdomH2451 concerningH5921 allH3605 that has been doneH6213 underH8478 heavenH8064. It is 5a grievousH7451 6taskH6045 which GodH430 has givenH5414 to the sonsH1121 of menH120 to be afflictedH6030 with. 14I have seenH7200 allH3605 the worksH4639 whichH7945 have been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121, and beholdH2009, allH3605 is 78vanityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307. 15What is 9crookedH5791 cannotH3201H3808 be straightenedH8626 and whatH2642 is lackingH2642 cannotH3201H3808 be countedH4487.

16I 10saidH1696 to myselfH3820, “BeholdH2009, I have magnifiedH1431 and increasedH3254 11wisdomH2451 moreH5921 thanH5921 allH3605 whoH834 were overH5921 JerusalemH3389 beforeH6440 me; and my 12mindH3820 has observedH7200 13a wealthH7235 of wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH1847.” 17And I 14setH5414 my 15mindH3820 to knowH3045 wisdomH2451 and to 16knowH3045 madnessH1947 and follyH5531; I realizedH3045 that thisH2088 alsoH1571 is 17strivingH7475 after windH7307. 18BecauseH3588 18in muchH7230 wisdomH2451 there is muchH7230 griefH3708, and increasingH3254 knowledgeH1847 results in increasingH3254 painH4341.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 1:12 Eccl 1:1; 7:27; 12:8-10 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 1:17 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 3:10, 11; 7:25; 8:17 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit an evil ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Eccl 2:23, 26; 3:10; 4:8 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Or futility ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 1:14 Eccl 2:11, 17; 4:4; 6:9 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 1:15 Eccl 7:13 ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit spoke with my heart, saying ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 1:16 1 Kin 3:12; 4:30; 10:23; Eccl 2:9 ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit heart ↩
  13. 13. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit an abundance ↩
  14. 14. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 1:13; 7:25 ↩
  15. 15. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Lit heart ↩
  16. 16. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 2:12; 7:25 ↩
  17. 17. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 1:14; 2:11, 17; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9 ↩
  18. 18. Ecclesiastes 1:18 Eccl 2:23; 12:12 ↩

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