Ecclesiastes:1:12-18

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* I , the Preacher , was king over Israel in Jerusalem . * And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven ; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man , by which they may be exercised . * I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and indeed , all is vanity and grasping for the wind . * What is crooked cannot be made straight , And what is lacking cannot be numbered . * I communed with my heart , saying , "Look , I have attained greatness , and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem . My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge ." * And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly . I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind . * For in much wisdom is much grief , And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow .

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