Ecclesiastes 1:14-16

International Standard Version

¹⁴I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless—like chasing after the wind.

¹⁵What is crooked cannot be made straight;
what is not there cannot be counted.

¹⁶I told myself, “I have become greater and wiser than anyone who ruled before me in Jerusalem—yes, I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge.”