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Ecclesiastes 2:12
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Wisdom Surpasses Foolishness

12 So I turned to (A)consider wisdom, insanity, and foolishness; for what will the man do who will come after the king, except (B)what has already been done?

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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 [a](A)directed my [b]mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Lit turned about
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:25 Lit heart
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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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