AT THE BEACH

Who is not trying to gain Wisdom. Who is not trying to gain Knowledge?

In Ecclesiastes 1:18 it says:

“For with much WISDOM comes much SORROW; the more KNOWLEDGE, the more GRIEF.” (NIV)

The Amplified Bible says: “For in much [human] wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.”

A German translation (Hermann Menge) says:

“denn wo viel Weisheit ist, da ist auch viel Verdruss, und mit der Zunahme der Erkenntnis waechst auch der Schmerz (oder: die Enttaeuschung).”

You will agree with me that we can also say:

FOR WITH LESS WISDOM COMES LESS SORROW, THE LESS KNOWLEDGE, THE LESS GRIEF.

Gaining human wisdom and gaining knowledge means gaining sorrow, grief and vexation. (displeasure, pain, disappointment)

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German words translated: Verdruss = displeasure; Schmerz = pain and Enttaeuschung = disappointment.