For with great wisdom comes ¹  great frustration; whoever increases his ²  knowledge merely ³  increases his ⁴  heartache.

biblegateway Ecc 1:18

Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.

With a lot of wisdom comes a lot of heartache. The greater your knowledge, the greater your pain.

biblegateway Ecc 1:18

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

bibleoremus Ecc 1:18

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.

For in much wisdom is much vexation; the more knowledge, the more suffering.

biblegateway Ecc 1:18

For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

biblegateway Ecc 1:18

For with great wisdom comes ¹  great frustration; whoever increases his ²  knowledge merely ³  increases his ⁴  heartache.

¹ tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn This term does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.