Ecclesiastes 2:12
I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What can the man do that comes after the king? Only what he has already done.
Ecclesiastes 1:17
I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I know that this also is a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom. I looked for the explanation, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10
That which has been is that which will be. That which has been done is that which will be done. There is nothing new under the sun!
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Summary
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
Even that which hath been already done
Bible References
I turned
Ecclesiastes 1:17
I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I know that this also is a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom. I looked for the explanation, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness.
Even that which hath been already done
Ecclesiastes 2:25
After all, who eats and who drinks better than I?