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Ecclesiastes 1:16

World English Bible

I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

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Ecclesiastes 1:16 in other translations

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:16 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:16 in context

  1. 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  2. 15That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
  3. 16I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”
  4. 17I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
  5. 18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.