Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

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Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

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13} I applied my mind to seek^(A) and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven.^(B) God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.^(C) ^{Tools
14} I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.^(a)^(D)

Footnotes:

a. Ecclesiastes 1:14: Or a feeding on wind, or an affliction of spirit

Cross references:

A. Ecclesiastes 1:13: Ecclesiastes 1:17

B. Ecclesiastes 1:13: Ecclesiastes 3:10-11; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Ecclesiastes 8:17

C. Ecclesiastes 1:13: Genesis 3:19; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 3:10; Ecclesiastes 4:8

D. Ecclesiastes 1:14: Proverbs 27:16; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 6:9

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