Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid on the sons of men, to keep them occupied!
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Ecclesiastes 1:17
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 7:25
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

Ecclesiastes 8:9, 16, 17
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment. . . .

Psalm 111:2
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

Proverbs 2:2-4
if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, . . .

Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is supreme; therefore acquire wisdom. And whatever else you obtain, gain understanding.

Proverbs 18:1, 15
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. . . .

Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.

1 Timothy 4:15
Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

this sore

Ecclesiastes 3:10
I have seen the burden that God has laid on men to occupy them.

Ecclesiastes 4:4
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man's envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 12:12
But beyond these, my son, be warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground--because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return."

to be exercised or to afflict them

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

International Standard Version
I dedicated myself to using wisdom for study and discovery of everything that is done under heaven. God uses terrible things so human beings will struggle with life.

NET Bible
I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.
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