Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

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And why

Ecclesiastes 1:16
I communed with mine own heart, saying, "Lo, I am come to a great estate, and have gotten more wisdom, than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem." Yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge,
1 Kings 3:12
see, I have done according to thy petition. And behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like thee before, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

Then i

Ecclesiastes 2:1
Then said I thus in my heart, "Now go to, I will take mine ease and have good days." But lo, that was vanity also:
Ecclesiastes 1:2
All is but vanity - sayeth the Preacher - all is but plain vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 1:2
All is but vanity - sayeth the Preacher - all is but plain vanity.