Ecclesiastes 1:12-14

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The Futility of Wisdom

¹² I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. ¹³ And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man’s] ^[a]wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which ^[b]God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed. ¹⁴ I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.