World English Bible
"That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted."
— Ecclesiastes 1:15, World English Bible
“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. ”
“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, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.
I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."
I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.