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Ecclesiastes 1:12-13
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 1
12
I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom about everything that has been done under heaven.
It
is a sorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled.
King James Version
Chapter 1
12
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all
things
that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 1
12
I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
I applied my mind to examine and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.
New Living Translation
Chapter 1
12
I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem.
13
I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.
English Standard Version
Chapter 1
12
I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.
New International Version
Chapter 1
12
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!
New King James Version
Chapter 1
12
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.
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