Ecclesiastes 1:16-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ I said to myself, “I am very wise. I am wiser than all the kings who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”

¹⁷ I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish thoughts. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind. ¹⁸ With much wisdom comes frustration. The one who gains more wisdom also gains more sorrow.