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ecclesiastes_1:18

Ecclesiastes 1:18

Hebrew
ESV
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
NIV
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
NLT
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
LXX
ὅτι ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
πλήθει σοφίας πλῆθος γνώσεως καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

The definite article
προστιθεὶς γνῶσιν προσθήσει ἄλγημα
KJV
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:17 ← Ecclesiastes 1:18 → Ecclesiastes 2:1

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