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Ecclesiastes 1:18
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KJ21
For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
ASV
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
AMP
For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.
AMPC
For in much [human] wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
BRG
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
CSB
For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.
CSBA
For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.
CEB
Remember: In much wisdom is much aggravation; the more knowledge, the more pain.
CJB
For in much wisdom is much grief; the more knowledge, the more suffering.
CEV
The more you know, the more you hurt; the more you understand, the more you suffer.
DARBY
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
DRA
Because In much wisdom there is much indignation: and he that addeth knowledge, addeth also labour.
ERV
With much wisdom comes frustration. The one who gains more wisdom also gains more sorrow.
EASY
The more wisdom you have, the more you will worry. The more you learn, the more you suffer.
EHV
In fact, with much wisdom comes much frustration. The more knowledge, the more pain!
ESV
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
ESVUK
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
EXB
With much wisdom comes much ·disappointment [frustration]; the person who gains more knowledge also gains more ·sorrow [pain].
GNV
For in the multitude of wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.
GW
With a lot of wisdom ⌞comes⌟ a lot of heartache. The greater ⌞your⌟ knowledge, the greater ⌞your⌟ pain.
GNT
The wiser you are, the more worries you have; the more you know, the more it hurts.
HCSB
For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.
ICB
With much wisdom comes much disappointment. The person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.
ISV
For with much wisdom there is much sorrow; the more someone adds to knowledge, the more someone adds to grief.
JUB
For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
KJV
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
AKJV
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
LSB
Because in much wisdom there is much vexation, and whoever increases knowledge increases pain.
LEB
For in much wisdom is much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.
TLB
I said to myself, “Look, I am better educated than any of the kings before me in Jerusalem. I have greater wisdom and knowledge.” So I worked hard to be wise instead of foolish—but now I realize that even this was like chasing the wind. For the more my wisdom, the more my grief; to increase knowledge only increases distress.
MSG
Much learning earns you much trouble. The more you know, the more you hurt.
MEV
For in an abundance of wisdom is an abundance of frustration, and he who increases in knowledge also increases in sorrow.
NOG
With a lot of wisdom comes a lot of heartache. The greater your knowledge, the greater your pain.
NABRE
For in much wisdom there is much sorrow; whoever increases knowledge increases grief.
NASB
Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.
NASB1995
Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.
NCB
For much wisdom can result in much sorrow, and those who increase their knowledge also increase their grief.
NCV
With much wisdom comes much disappointment; the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.
NET
For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.
NIRV
A lot of human wisdom leads to a lot of sorrow. More knowledge only brings more sadness.
NIV
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
NIVUK
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
NKJV
For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
NLV
Because in much wisdom there is much trouble. And he who gets much learning gets much sorrow.
NLT
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
NRSVA
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
NRSVACE
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
NRSVCE
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
NRSVUE
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
OJB
For in much chochmah (wisdom) is much ka’as (grief, vexation); and he that increaseth da’as increaseth mach’ov (sorrow).
RGT
For in the multitude of wisdom is much grief. And he who increases knowledge, increases sorrow.
RSV
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
RSVCE
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
TLV
For with much wisdom comes much grief, and whoever keeps increasing knowledge, increases heartache.
VOICE
for as my wisdom increased, so did my vexation. As my knowledge grew, so did my pain.
WEB
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
WYC
for in much wisdom is much indignation, and he that increaseth knowing, increaseth also travail. (for the greater one’s wisdom, the greater one’s anger, or one’s vexation, and he who increaseth his knowledge, also increaseth his own troubles.)
YLT
for, in abundance of wisdom [is] abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'
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