World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:13
“I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 1
11
There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.
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