Ecclesiastes 1:15
That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
In Context
Cross References
Job 34:29When he giveth rest, who can cause trouble? And when he hideth his face, Who can behold him?
Ecclesiastes 7:12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence. But knowledge hath the advantage. For wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Jeremiah 13:23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, Or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, Who have been accustomed to do evil.
Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say to him, What doest thou?
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 →