Ecclesiastes 1:12-13

The Vanity of Wisdom

12I athe Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13And I bapplied my heart
The Hebrew term denotes the center of one’s inner life, including mind, will, and emotions
to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy dbusiness that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

Ecclesiastes 1:16-17

16I said in my heart, “I have acquired great ewisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” 17And I fapplied my heart to know wisdom and to know gmadness and folly. I perceived that this also is but ha striving after wind.

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