For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
WEB
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
YLT
for, in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'
DBT
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).