Ecclesiastes 1
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Ecclesiastes 1:12-15

12I the PreacherH6953 was kingH4428 over IsraelH3478 in JerusalemH3389. 13And I gaveH5414 my heartH3820 to seekH1875 and search outH8446 by wisdomH2451 concerning all things that are doneH6213 under heavenH8064: this grievousH7451 labourH6045 hath GodH430 givenH5414 to the sonsH1121 of manH120 to be exercisedH6031 with it.1 14I have seenH7200 all the worksH4639 that are doneH6213 under the sunH8121; and, behold, all is vanityH1892 and vexationH7469 of spiritH7307. 15That which is crookedH5791 cannotH3201 be made straightH8626: and that which is lackingH2642 cannotH3201 be numberedH4487.2

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 1:13 to be...: or, to afflict them ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 1:15 that which is wanting: Heb. defect ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain