Ecclesiastes 1:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The more you know, the more it hurts; the more you understand, the more you suffer.

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God told us, “Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin.”

Finally, I said to myself, “Being wise got me nowhere! The same thing will happen to me that happens to fools. Nothing makes sense.

Our bodies ache during the day, and work is torture. Then at night our thoughts are troubled. It just doesn't make sense.

So don't destroy yourself by being too good or acting too clever!