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Ecclesiastes 1:18
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.
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English Standard Version
18
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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King James Version
18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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The Message Bible
18
Much learning earns you much trouble. The more you know, the more you hurt.
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New American Standard Bible
18
Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.
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New International Version
18
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
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New King James Version
18
For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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New Living Translation
18
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
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New Revised Standard
18
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
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American Standard Version
18
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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The Bible in Basic English
18
Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
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Common English Bible
18
Remember: In much wisdom is much aggravation; the more knowledge, the more pain.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
18
Remember: In much wisdom is much aggravation; the more knowledge, the more pain.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
18
For in much wisdom is much grief; the more knowledge, the more suffering.
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The Darby Translation
18
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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Good News Translation
18
The wiser you are, the more worries you have; the more you know, the more it hurts.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
18
The wiser you are, the more worries you have; the more you know, the more it hurts.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
18
With a lot of wisdom [comes] a lot of heartache. The greater [your] knowledge, the greater [your] pain.
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Hebrew Names Version
18
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
18
For in much wisdom
is
much grief, and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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Lexham English Bible
18
For in much wisdom [is] much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
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New Century Version
18
With much wisdom comes much disappointment; the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.
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New International Reader's Version
18
A lot of human wisdom leads to a lot of sorrow. More knowledge only brings more sadness.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
18
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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Because in much wisdom there is much indignation: and he that addeth knowledge, addeth also labour.
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Revised Standard Version
18
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
18
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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Third Millennium Bible
18
For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
18
For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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The Latin Vulgate
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eo quod in multa sapientia multa sit indignatio et qui addit scientiam addat et laborem
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
18
eo quod in multa sapientia multa sit indignatio et qui addit scientiam addat et laborem
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The Webster Bible
18
For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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World English Bible
18
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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Wycliffe
18
for in much wisdom is much indignation, and he that increaseth knowing, increaseth also travail. (for the greater one's wisdom, the greater one's anger, or one's vexation, and he who increaseth his knowledge, also increaseth his own troubles.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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for, in abundance of wisdom [is] abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'
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