I testedallthiswith wisdom,[and] I said,"I will be wise,"but it was farfrom me.
"For Godknowsthat in the dayyou eatfrom it your eyeswill be opened,and you will be like God,knowinggoodand evil."
And I setmy mindto knowwisdomand to knowmadnessand folly;I realizedthat thisalsois strivingafter wind.
He has madeeverythingappropriatein its time.He has alsoseteternityin their heart,yetsothat manwill not findout the workwhichGodhas donefrom the beginningeven to the end.
For you alsohave realizedthat you likewisehave manytimescursedothers.
and I saweveryworkof God,[I concluded] that mancannotdiscoverthe workwhichhas been doneunderthe sun.Even thoughmanshould seeklaboriously,he will not discover;and thoughthe wisemanshould say,"I know,"he cannotdiscover.
Professingto be wise,they became fools,
Whereis the wise man?Whereis the scribe?Whereis the debaterof thisage?Has not Godmade foolishthe wisdomof the world?
