Ecclesiastes 1:13

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Summary

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I gave

This sore

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:10

Bible References

I gave

And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt.

Great are the works of the Lord;

They are

studied by all who delight in them.

Make your ear attentive to wisdom,

Incline your heart to understanding;

“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He

quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Give me your heart, my son,

And let your eyes

delight in my ways.

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

This sore

I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is

vanity and striving after wind.

But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.

By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

General references

I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.