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!
I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of
And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it o
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too i
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.