Ecclesiastes 1:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 1:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

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KJV

King James Version

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

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WEB

World English Bible

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 1

¹² I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

¹³ And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

¹⁴ I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

¹⁵ What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

¹⁶ I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

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