Ecclesiastes 1:15

The perverse are unwilling to be corrected, and the number of the foolish is boundless.

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In The King James Version

That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

In Context

14I have seen all that is done under the sun, and behold: all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.

16I have spoken in my heart, saying: “Behold, I have achieved greatness, and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem.” And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.

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Cross References

Job 34:29For, when he grants peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face, who is there that can contemplate him, either among the nations, or among all men?

Ecclesiastes 7:12Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.

Jeremiah 13:23If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 1:13-18

Vanity of Human Wisdom. 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. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am… Read the whole commentary →

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