Ecclesiastes 1:14-18

¹⁴I beheld all the works That were wrought under the sun; And, behold, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.

¹⁵That which is crooked cannot be made straight: And deficiency cannot be numbered.

¹⁶I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, And have acquired wisdom beyond all Who were before me in Jerusalem: Also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.

¹⁷And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, Parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.

¹⁸For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; And he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.