In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

כִּ֛י בְּרֹ֥ב חָכְמָ֖ה רָב־כָּ֑עַס וְיֹוסִ֥יף דַּ֖עַת יֹוסִ֥יף מַכְאֹֽוב׃

Ecclesiastes 1:18

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Knowledge Wisdom

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 1:18).

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 3:16).

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 3:19).