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Ecclesiastes 1:16-18

Ecclesiastes 1:16-18 AMP

I spoke with my heart, saying, “Behold, I have acquired great [human] wisdom and experience, more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of [moral] wisdom and [scientific] knowledge.” And I set my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I realized that this too is a futile grasping and chasing after the wind. [1 Thess 5:21] For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.