Ecc 1:16, 2:1 | ESV | STEP | I said in my heart , I have acquired great wisdom , surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge .

a ch. 2:9; [1 Kgs. 3:12, 13; 4:30; 10:7, 23]

Ecclesiastes 1:16

16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great ^awisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

Ecclesiastes 2:1

The Vanity of Self-Indulgence

1 I ^bsaid in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 (see note on 1:2)}