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Ecclesiastes 2:12
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The Relative Value of Wisdom

12 Then I turned to consider wisdom,(A) madness, and folly, for what will the man be like who comes after the king? He[a] will do what has already been done.(B)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:12 Some Hb mss read They
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Ecclesiastes 2:12
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Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless

12 Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom,
    and also madness and folly.(A)
What more can the king’s successor do
    than what has already been done?(B)

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Ecclesiastes 7:25
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25 I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and seek wisdom(A) and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

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Ecclesiastes 7:25
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25 So I turned my mind to understand,
    to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(A)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
    and the madness of folly.(B)

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