Verse 16
Ecclesiastes 1:16
Geneva Bible
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I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי אֲנִ֤י עִם לִבִּ/י֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֨ה הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי וְ/הוֹסַ֨פְתִּי֙ חָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל אֲשֶׁר הָיָ֥ה לְ/פָנַ֖/י עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְ/לִבִּ֛/י רָאָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה חָכְמָ֥ה וָ/דָֽעַת
English Translation
I spoke with my heart, saying, "I have indeed grown and added wisdom beyond all that was before me in Jerusalem, and my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
1
The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.
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2
Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
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3
What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?
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4
One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.
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5
The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.
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6
The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, an...
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7
All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence t...
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8
All things are full of labour: man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ea...
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9
What is it that hath bene? that that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? that which shalbe d...
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10
Is there any thing, whereof one may say, Beholde this, it is newe? it hath bene already in the olde...
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11
There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, w...
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12
I the Preacher haue bene King ouer Israel in Ierusalem:
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13
And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the he...
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14
I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vex...
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15
That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.
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16
I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that ha...
17
And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this i...
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18
For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe...
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