Ecclesiastes 1 17
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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NIV Ecclesiastes 1:17Then 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.
NAS Ecclesiastes 1:17And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
EAS Ecclesiastes 1:17So I decided to study how much wisdom and knowledge really help a person. I wanted to learn if it was better than someone who only does foolish things. But this was also useless, like somebody who tries to catch the wind.