Ecclesiastes 1:14-16 American Standard Version (ASV)

14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

15. That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

16. I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1