Ecclesiastes 2:12

New International Reader's Version

I decided to think about wisdom. I also thought about foolish pleasure. What more can a new king do? Can he do anything more than others have already done?

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:17

Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that it’s also like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:15

Everything that now exists has already been. And what is coming has existed before. God will judge those who treat others badly.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

So I tried to understand wisdom more completely. I wanted to study it and figure it out. I tried to find out everything I could about it. I tried to understand why it’s foolish to be evil. I wanted to see why choosing foolishness is so unwise.