Ecclesiastes 1:18
ContextNET © | For with great wisdom comes 1 great frustration; whoever increases his 2 knowledge merely 3 increases his 4 heartache. |
NIV © | For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. |
NASB © | Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. |
NLT © | For the greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. |
MSG © | Much learning earns you much trouble. The more you know, the more you hurt. |
BBE © | Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow. |
NRSV © | For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow. |
NKJV © | For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | For with great wisdom comes 1 great frustration; whoever increases his 2 knowledge merely 3 increases his 4 heartache. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. 2 tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. 3 tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. 4 tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. |