¹³ And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It `is' a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

¹⁰ I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

¹⁷ And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;

¹⁹ by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'

¹⁶ When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),

¹⁷ then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

²⁵ I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

¹⁵ of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

¹² And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study `is' a weariness of the flesh.

⁹ All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.

⁴ And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

²⁶ For to a man who `is' good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

²³ For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also `is' vanity.

²⁶ Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹ For `an object of' desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

⁷ The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

² To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

³ For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

⁴ If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

² Great `are' the works of Jehovah, Sought out by all desiring them.