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Ecclesiastes 1:17

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BSBPD

“So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain

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