Ecclesiastes 1:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

I said these things when I lived in Jerusalem as king of Israel.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:1

When the son of David was king in Jerusalem, he was known to be very wise, and he said:

Ecclesiastes 7:27

With all my wisdom I have tried to find out how everything fits together,

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Nothing makes sense. I have seen it all— nothing makes sense.