Catholic Public Domain Version
"The perverse are unwilling to be corrected, and the number of the foolish is boundless. "
— Ecclesiastes 1:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. ”
“That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.”
“What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.”
“The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite.”
“That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.”
“That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.”
I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.
And I was determined in my mind to seek and to investigate wisely, concerning all that is done under the sun. God has given this very difficult task to the sons of men, so that they may be occupied by it.
I have seen all that is done under the sun, and behold: all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.
The perverse are unwilling to be corrected, and the number of the foolish is boundless.
I have spoken in my heart, saying: “Behold, I have achieved greatness, and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem.” And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.
And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine, and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that, in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit.
Because of this, with much wisdom there is also much anger. And whoever adds knowledge, also adds hardship.