Ecclesiastes 1:12-14

New International Reader's Version

Wisdom Is Meaningless

¹² I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. ¹³ I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings! ¹⁴ I’ve seen what is done on this earth. All of it is meaningless. It’s like chasing the wind.