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Ecclesiastes 1:15

American Standard Version

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

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Ecclesiastes 1:15 in other translations

That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.

Ecclesiastes 1:15 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:15 in context

  1. 13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
  2. 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
  3. 15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
  4. 16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
  5. 17And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.