"And I gaveª° my heartª to knowª° wisdom,ª and to knowª° madnessª and folly:ª I perceivedª° that this²¹ also¹¹ is vexationª of spirit.ª ... For¹ in muchª wisdomª [is] muchª grief:ª and he that increasethª° knowledgeª increasethª° sorrow.ª" {Ecc 1:17-18} + "Then I¹ lookedª° on all¹ the worksª that my hands² had wrought,ª°¹¹ and on the labourª that I had labouredª°¹ to do:ª° and, behold,¹ all¹ [was] vanityª and vexationª of spirit,ª and [there was] no¹ profitª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 2:11} + "Therefore I hatedª°¹ life;ª because¹ the workª that is wroughtª°¹ under¹ the sunª [is] grievousª unto¹ me: for¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:17} + "For¹ [God] givethª° to a manª that [is] goodª¹ in his sightª wisdom,ª and knowledge,ª and joy:ª but to the sinnerª° he givethª° travail,ª to gatherª° and to heap up,ª° that he may giveª° to [him that is] goodª beforeª God.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:26} + "And Solomon'sª wisdomª excelled²° the wisdomª¹¹ of all¹ the childrenª of the east country,ª and all¹¹ the wisdomª of Egypt.ª ... And he spakeª° threeª thousandª proverbs:ª and his songsª were¹ a thousandª and five.ª" {1Kg 4:30-32} + "Behold,¹ thou hast madeª° my daysª [as] an handbreadth;ª and mine ageª [is] as nothing¹ before¹ thee: verily¹ everyª manª at his best stateª° [is] altogetherª vanity.ª Selah.ª ... Surely¹ every manª walkethª° in a vain shew:ª surely¹ they are disquietedª° in vain:ª he heapeth upª° [riches], and knowethª° not¹ who¹ shall gatherª° them." {Psa 39:5-6} |
