Ecclesiastes 2:12

So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

Ecclesiastes 1:9-10

That which has been is that which will be,
And that which has been done is that which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 2:12

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

I turned

Ecclesiastes 1:17

Ecclesiastes 7:25

Even that which hath been already done

Ecclesiastes 2:25

Bible References

I turned

And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

Even that which hath been already done

For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?