Ecclesiastes 9:13

This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, ¹  and it is a great burden ²  to me:

I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me:

Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.

Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works.

One day as I was observing how wisdom fares on this earth, I saw something that made me sit up and take notice.

This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me:

This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, ¹  and it is a great burden ²  to me:

¹ tn Heb “under the sun.”

² tn The term “burden” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.