Ecclesiastes 1:17
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17And bI gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know cmadness and dfolly: I perceived that this also is evexation of spirit.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.
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NLTNew Living Translation
So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and to learn about delusion and folly. However, I discovered that this also is chasing wind.
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