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11 There is (A)no remembrance of [a]earlier things;
And also of the [b]later things which will be,
There will be for them no remembrance
Among those who will come [c]later still.

The Vanity of Wisdom

12 I, the (B)Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I (C)gave my heart to seek and (D)explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [d]a grievous (E)endeavor which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit first, former
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit latter, after
  3. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Lit latter, after
  4. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit an evil