Ecclesiastes

Questions the meaning of life and the value of worldly pursuits, concluding that fearing God is important.

Chapter 1

KJV - Ecclesiastes 1:16

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

I talked to myself, saying, "I have become very successful, and I'm wiser than anyone who has come before me in this city, Jerusalem. My heart has a lot of experience with wisdom and knowledge."

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