13. I decided to study and to use my wisdom to learn about everything that is done in this life. I learned that it is a very hard thing that God has given us to do.
14. I looked at everything done on earth, and I saw that it is all a waste of time. It is like trying to catch the wind.
15. If something is crooked, you cannot say it is straight. And if something is missing, you cannot say it is there.
16. I said to myself, “I am very wise. I am wiser than all the kings who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”
17. I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish thoughts. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind.
18. With much wisdom comes frustration. The one who gains more wisdom also gains more sorrow.