Ecclesiastes 1:15-18 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

15. If something is crooked,you can’t make it straight.If something is missing,you can’t say it is there.

16. I said to myself, “I have become very wise. I am now wiser than anyone who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”

17. So I decided to find out how wisdom and knowledge are better than foolish thinking. But I learned that trying to become wise is also like chasing the wind.

18. With much wisdom comes much disappointment.The person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.

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