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NASB					Eccl 1:13 And I ^Aset⁵⁴¹⁴ my ¹mind³⁸²⁰ to seek¹⁸⁷⁵ and ^Bexplore⁸⁴⁴⁶ by wisdom²⁴⁵¹ concerning⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ that has been done^6213a under⁸⁴⁷⁸ heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴. It is ²a grievous^7451a ^Ctask⁶⁰⁴⁵ which God⁴³⁰ has given⁵⁴¹⁴ to the sons¹¹²¹ of men¹²⁰ to be afflicted^6030b with.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Eccl 1:13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by [man's] ¹wisdom all [human activity] that has been done under heaven. It is a miserable business and a burdensome task which ²God has given the sons of men with which to be busy and distressed.

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Lit heart

Lit an evil

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The "wisdom" of Proverbs is not the "wisdom" of Ecclesiastes. The former is godly wisdom; the latter is usually human wisdom.

Heb Elohim: mighty, creator, ruler of man and nature.

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Eccl 1:17 And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

Eccl 3:10 I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

Eccl 2:23 Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.

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Greek Heb.

120

adam (9a); from an unused word; man, mankind:--any man(2), anyone(4), anyone's(1), being*(1), common sort*(1), human(19), infantry(1), low degree*(1), low*(1), man(363), man's(20), man*(1), mankind(9), men(104), men of low degree*(1), men's(3), men*(4), mortal(1), one(3), people(1), person(5), person*(1), persons(3), population(1), someone(1).

430

elohim (43b); pl. of 433; God, god:--divine(1), divine being(1), exceedingly(1), God(2326), god(45), God's(14), goddess(2), godly(1), gods(204), great(2), judges(3), mighty(2), rulers(1), shrine*(1).

1121

ben (119d); a prim. root; son:--afflicted(1), afflicted*(1), age(7), aliens*(2), Ammonites*(7), anointed*(1), arrow(1), arrows(1), Assyrians*(3), baby(1), Babylonians*(3), beasts(1), being*(1), Ben-hinnom*(7), bough(2), breed(1), brothers*(1), builders(1), bull*(21), bulls*(5), calf*(2), calves(2), calves*(1), child(2), children(111), children and on the grandchildren(1), children and their grandchildren(1), children and your children's(1), children and children's(1), children's(2), children's children(5), colt(1), colts(1), common(2), descendants(14), descendants of the son(1), deserves(2), exiles*(5), father*(1), fellow*(3), fellows(2), fertile*(1), foal(1), fools*(1), foreigner*(6), foreigners(1), foreigners*(10), Gileadites*(1), grandchildren(1), granddaughters*(1), grandson(6), heir*(1), high*(1), homeborn*(1), Israelites*(1), lambs*(2), lay(4), Levites*(1), low degree*(1), low*(1), man(5), man one old(1), man*(1), men(19), men of low degree*(1), men*(4), mortal(1), must(1), must surely(1), nephew*(2), nobility*(1), offspring(1), old(167), old when his son(1), one(1), one(2), one born(1), ones(1), ones*(1), opening*(1), overnight*(2), people(5), public*(1), revelers*(1), satellites(1), scoundrels*(1), sired(1), slaves(1), son(1876), son and his grandson(1), son and your grandson(1), son of and grandson(1), son was old(1), son's(16), son's son(1), sons(2369), sons and his grandsons(2), sons and his sons'(1), sons and on his sons'(1), sons and their sons'(1), sons and your grandsons(1), sons and your sons'(1), sons and grandsons(2), sons of the son(14), sons'(7), sons' sons(2), sparks*(1), those(1), those who(2), those who are doomed(1), those who were doomed(1), troops*(1), unfortunate*(1), valiant*(3), warriors(1), whelps(1), wicked*(3), young(28), young goats*(1), young men(1), youths(1).

1875

darash (205a); a prim. root; to resort to, seek:--ask(1), avenge(1), calls(1), care(1), cares(3), comes the reckoning(1), consult(2), consulted by them at all(1), demand(1), inquire(33), inquired(5), inquirer(1), investigate(3), investigated(1), looks(2), making inquiry(1), questioned(1), require(7), required(1), requires(1), resort(3), search(6), searched(1), searched carefully(1), searches(2), seek(53), seek after(1), seeking(2), seeks(3), sought(18), studied(1), study(1), surely require(1).

2451

chokmah (315b); from 2449; wisdom:--skill(5), skill*(1), wisdom(143), wisely(3), wits'(1).

3605

kol or
kol (481a); from 3634; the whole, all:--all(4045), all for every(2), all his and every(1), all his everything(1), all its the entire(1), all the and every(1), all the of every(1), all the everywhere(1), all the throughout(1), all your concerning everything(1), all your to every(1), all your throughout(1), all men(2), all these(1), all things(11), altogether(1), always*(15), annually*(2), any(176), any or by all(2), any*(5), anyone(12), anyone*(2), anything(31), anything*(6), anywhere(3), anywhere*(1), both(2), complete(2), completely(5), continually*(15), countryside*(1), during(1), each(4), each one(1), each*(1), earnestly*(1), else(1), entire(16), entirely(1), every(366), every and everyone(1), every in all(1), every of all(4), every of any(1), every pertaining to all(1), every man(1), every one(1), every one(12), every thing(1), every way(1), everyone(96), everyone's(3), everyone*(3), everything(52), everything*(4), everywhere(2), everywhere*(2), far(1), farthest(1), forever*(10), full(2), gaping(1), health*(1), just*(6), life*(1), lifetime*(1), long*(9), mere(1), much(1), no one(1), no*(33), none*(13), nothing*(12), one(3), only(1), perpetually*(2), plenty(1), something*(1), there is everywhere(1), throughout(20), throughout and all(1), throughout the whole(1), throughout all(1), throughout*(1), total(6), totally(2), utter(1), variety(1), whatever(24), whatever*(40), whenever(4), wherever*(20), whoever(45), whoever then any(1), whoever*(6), whoever...any(3), whole(125), whole and let all(1), whole and all(3), wholehearted*(1), wholly(2), whomever*(3).

3820

leb (524b); from the same as 3824; inner man, mind, will, heart:--accord(1), attention(4), attention*(1), bravest*(1), brokenhearted*(3), care*(2), celebrating*(1), chests*(1), completely*(1), concern*(1), concerned*(1), conscience(1), consider*(2), considered*(2), courage(1), decided*(1), determine*(1), discouraged*(1), discouraging*(1), doing*(1), double heart(1), encouragingly*(1), heart(396), heart's(2), hearts(40), Himself(1), himself(6), imagination(1), inspiration(2), intelligence(1), kindly(5), life(1), merry-hearted*(1), middle(2), midst(1), mind(36), minds(3), myself(6), obstinate*(2), planned*(1), presume*(1), pride*(1), recalls*(1), reflected*(1), regard*(1), self-exaltation*(1), sense(10), senseless*(1), seriously(1), skill*(1), skilled*(1), skillful man*(1), skillful men*(1), skillful persons*(1), skillful*(3), spirits(1), stouthearted*(1), stubborn-minded*(1), tenderly(2), thought(3), understanding(7), undivided*(1), well(2), willingly*(1), wisdom(2), yourself(1), yourselves(1).

5414

nathan (678a); a prim. root; to give, put, set:--abandon(1), add(1), added(1), allow(14), allowed(3), applied(1), appoint(5), appointed(15), apportion(1), appropriated(1), ascribe(2), ascribed(2), assigned(5), bear(1), bestow(1), bestowed(2), blame*(1), bring(10), bring down(2), bringing(2), brings(2), brought(3), cast(3), cause(2), causes(1), certainly be given(1), certainly give(1), comes(1), commit(1), committed(1), conferred(1), consider(1), consign(1), contribute(1), cried(1), dedicated(1), defeat(1), deliver(26), delivered(26), delivers(3), designate(1), designated(1), direct(1), display(1), displayed(1), distribute(2), divide(1), enabled(1), entrust*(1), entrusted(2), entrusted*(1), establish(1), established(1), exchange(1), execute(1), executes(2), fasten(2), fastened(1), find(1), furnishing(1), gave(293), generously give(1), gift(1), give(491), given(259), gives(67), giving(37), grant(18), granted(11), growl*(1), had(3), hand over(2), hang(3), has had(1), have(2), have*(1), heap(1), held(1), hung(1), impose(1), imposed(3), indeed deliver(1), indeed give(1), inflict(2), inflicted(1), injured*(1), injures*(1), inserted(1), instilled(4), issued(5), kept giving(1), laid(5), lay(12), laying(1), lays(1), left(2), left hanging(1), lend(1), lends(1), let(7), lies*(1), lift(5), lifts(1), made(43), made turn(3), make(66), makes(3), making(3), marry off(1), offer(2), offered(4), Oh*(13), open*(1), over(1), paid(7), pay(6), performed(1), permit(2), pierce(1), pitch(1), place(13), placed(19), planted(1), pledged(2), pledged*(1), present(2), presented(1), prevent*(2), produces(1), provide(1), provided(2), provides(1), put(192), puts(4), putting(2), raised(2), reduces(1), render(2), repay(1), Requite(2), requited(1), roared loudly*(1), roared*(1), send(4), sends(1), sent(4), set(74), setting(5), show(2), showed(1), slander*(1), sounds forth(1), sparkles*(1), speaks forth(1), spend(1), spread(1), strike(1), submitted*(1), supplies(1), surely be given(1), surely give(2), take(2), taken(1), takes(1), to pay(1), took(1), traded(1), turned(6), used(1), utter(1), uttered(2), uttered forth(1), utters(5), wept*(1), wholly given(2), work(1), would*(7), yield(13), yield*(1), yielded(2), yields(2), yours(1).

5921

al (752c); from 5927; upon, above, over:--about(27), about*(1), above(43), above*(16), accordance(2), accordance*(1), according(40), according*(2), account(11), account*(2), across*(1), addition(4), addition*(1), afflicted(1), after(14), after*(1), against(536), against*(1), along(11), alongside*(1), although(1), among(7), around(11), attention*(1), because(82), because*(49), before(10), before*(19), behalf(18), behind*(2), beside(47), beside*(6), besides(5), besiege*(1), besieged*(13), besieging(1), besieging*(5), better than(1), between(1), beyond(3), beyond*(1), bordered*(1), care(1), carried(1), charge(31), charge*(1), command(1), committed(1), concerning(97), concerning*(5), confront(1), confront*(1), connection(1), conquer*(1), consider*(3), considered*(2), contrary(1), corresponding(2), corresponding*(1), crowns(1), defiance*(1), despite(1), due(1), duty(1), east*(7), encouragingly*(2), engaged(1), even(1), everywhere*(1), faces*(1), facing*(1), far(2), forsaking*(1), full*(1), fully*(1), have charge(1), inasmuch*(5), instead*(1), leave*(1), length*(1), more than(2), much(1), named*(1), near(4), next(9), next*(13), now*(1), obliging*(1), off(6), off*(5), opposed(1), opposite(1), opposite*(4), ornamented*(1), over(538), over*(6), overflowing*(1), overflows*(1), overlooks*(3), part(1), planned*(1), pleased*(1), pleases*(2), presence(2), pressed*(1), prompts*(1), reason(2), reason*(6), received(1), regard(3), regarding(1), respect(1), responsibility(1), ruthlessly*(1), sake(4), sake*(1), sakes(2), settled*(1), since*(1), so(1), so*(2), sorrow(1), spite(2), steward*(4), surround*(1), sworn*(1), task(1), than(1), than were over(1), theirs*(1), therefore*(139), thereon(1), through(3), throughout(3), together(3), too(3), top(1), top*(2), toward(20), toward*(5), under(12), until(1), upright*(2), upside*(1), urged*(1), view(1), way(1), when(1), where(1), where*(5), wherever*(2), while(1), why*(10), within(13), within*(1), wore(1).

6030b

anah (775d); a prim. root; to be occupied, busied:--afflicted(1), keeps him occupied(1), occupy(1).

6045

inyan (775d); from 6030b; occupation, task:--effort(1), investment(1), task(6).

6213a

asah (793c); a prim. root; do, make:--accomplish(8), accomplish much(1), accomplished(4), accomplishing(1), achieve(1), acquired(6), act(22), acted(12), acts(7), administer(1), administered(1), administered*(1), apply(1), appointed(3), artificial(1), attain(1), bear(4), bearing(2), behave(1), bestowed(1), bring(4), bring it about(1), bring about(1), bring forth(1), brought(1), brought about(4), brought forth(1), build*(1), built(3), busy(1), cared(1), carefully(3), carefully observing(1), carried(3), carries(2), carry(8), carved(5), cause(3), causing(1), celebrate(19), celebrated(12), celebrates(1), certainly carry(1), certainly make(1), certainly makes(1), certainly perform(2), commit(8), commits(7), commits and does(1), committed(35), committed and practices(1), committing(6), construct(3), deal(30), deals(1), dealt(22), desisting(1), destroy*(2), developing(1), did(310), did not do(1), displease*(1), do(479), do as has been done(1), do as i have done(1), doer(1), doers(1), does(48), doing(63), done(327), done you will do(1), done*(1), earns(1), established(1), establishes(1), evildoer*(2), evildoers*(1), execute(24), executed(10), executes(5), executing(1), exercise(1), exercises(1), exerted(1), fared(1), fashions(1), fit(1), follow(1), followed(1), fulfill(1), fulfilling(1), gather(1), gave(4), give you over(1), grant(1), granted(1), greedily(1), happen(1), happened(1), held(2), help(1), hold(1), imitate(1), imparted(1), inclines(1), indeed perform(1), industrious*(1), inflict(1), inflicted(1), inlaid(1), instituted(2), introduced(2), keep(1), kept(1), labored(1), laborers(1), made(369), maintain(6), maintained(1), make(200), make your ready(1), Maker(13), maker(4), makes(19), making(5), obey(1), observe(33), observe them carefully(1), observe to do(2), observe carefully(2), observed(12), observes(5), offer(35), offered(4), offering(1), oppressed*(1), ordained(1), perform(31), performed(23), performers(1), performing(2), performing the made(1), performs(3), practice(9), practice*(1), practiced(4), practices(6), practicing(1), prepare(26), prepared(19), preparing(2), present(5), presented(1), produce(4), produced(5), provide(13), provided(2), provides(1), punish(1), put(1), put into effect(1), put forth(1), ready(1), reign*(1), remade*(1), responsible(1), sacrifice(2), set(3), set*(1), show(16), showed(6), showing(2), shown(9), shows(3), spend(1), surely show(1), take action(6), thoroughly deal(1), treat(3), tried(1), trim(1), trimmed(1), truly practice(1), use(1), used(4), wage(2), waged(2), work(12), worked(7), worker(2), working(3), workmen*(5), works(6), woven(1), writing(1), wrought(2), yield(5), yielded(1), yields(1).

7451a

ra (948a); from the same as 7455; bad, evil:--bad(23), bad*(2), badly(1), deadly(1), defamed*(1), defames*(1), defect*(1), destroying(1), displease*(1), displeased(1), displeasing(1), distressing(1), evil(124), evil man(3), evil men(4), evil things(4), evildoer(1), evildoers*(1), evils(1), great(1), grievous(4), harm*(1), harmful(3), man(1), miserable(1), misfortune*(1), sad(4), selfish*(1), serious(1), severe(2), sore(2), threats*(1), treacherous(1), trouble*(1), troubled(1), ugly(6), unpleasant(1), what is evil(2), what was evil(5), which is evil(3), wicked(15), wicked women(1), wild(5), worst(1), wretched(1).

8064

shamayim (1029c); from an unused word; heaven, sky:--astrologers*(1), compass(1), earth(1), heaven(191), heaven and the highest(2), heaven and the highest heavens(1), heaven of heavens(1), heavenly(3), heavens(151), heavens and the highest(1), highest heaven(1), highest heaven(1), highest heavens(4), horizons(1), other*(1), sky(50).

8446

tur (1064b); a prim. root; to seek out, spy out, explore:--explore(1), explored(1), explores(1), follow(1), guide(1), investigate(1), seek(2), selected(1), spied(5), spy(6), spying(2), traders*(2).

8478

tachath (1065a); a prim. root; underneath, below, instead of:--account(2), against*(4), allegiance*(1), Amid(1), among(2), because(1), because*(12), below(1), below*(10), beneath(13), beneath*(7), exchange(3), flat(2), foot(8), inasmuch*(1), instead(34), like(1), place(136), place*(1), places(1), replace*(1), replaces*(1), return(4), right where(1), site(1), sites(1), spot(1), stead(1), under(201), underneath(5), underparts(1), where(1), where they stand(1), whereas(1), whereas*(1), while she was mine(1), why*(1).

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