And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.
WEB
Ecclesiastes 1:13
I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
Parallel Translations
And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith.
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.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:10Genesis 3:19Ecclesiastes 1:171 Timothy 4:15Ecclesiastes 8:16–17Ecclesiastes 12:12Ecclesiastes 7:25Ecclesiastes 8:9Ecclesiastes 2:26Proverbs 18:15Psalms 111:2Proverbs 18:1Ecclesiastes 2:23Ecclesiastes 4:4Proverbs 23:26
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