Ecclesiastes 1:17 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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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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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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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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And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
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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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So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and knowledge, and about insanity and foolishness. And I discovered that this is also like chasing after the wind.
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So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!
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I've used my mind to understand wisdom and knowledge as well as madness and stupidity. [Now] I know that this is [like] trying to catch the wind.
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And I set my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is like grasping the wind.
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And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
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And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
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And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit,
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And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind.
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I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
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And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this is vexation of spirit;

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