Cross Reference ECCLESIASTES 2:15 THEN SAID I IN MY HEART AS IT HAPPENETH TO THE FOOL SO IT HAPPENETH EVEN TO ME AND WHY WAS I THEN MORE WISE THEN I SAID IN MY HEART THAT THIS ALSO IS VANITY

{Ecclesiastes 2:15} Then y227 said 559 z8804 I x589 in my heart, 3820 As it happeneth 4745 to the fool, 3684 so it happeneth 7136 z8799 even x1571 to me; y1571 and why x4100 was I x589 then x227 more 3148 wise? 2449 z8804 Then I said 1696 z8765 in my heart, 3820 that this x2088 also x7945 x1571 [is] vanity. 1892

even to me:
and why, "I¹ communedª ° with¹ mine own heart,ª saying,ª ° Lo,¹ I¹ am come to great estate,ª ° and have gotten² ° more¹ wisdomª than¹ all¹ [they] that¹ have been¹ beforeª me in¹ Jerusalem:ª yea, my heartª had greatª ° experienceª ° of wisdomª and knowledge.ª" {Ecc 1:16} + "For¹ in muchª wisdomª [is] muchª grief:ª and he that increasethª ° knowledgeª increasethª ° sorrow.ª" {Ecc 1:18} + "Behold,¹ I have doneª ° according to thy words:ª lo,¹ I have givenª ° thee a wiseª and an understandingª ° heart;ª so that¹ there was¹ none¹ like thee¹ beforeª thee, neither¹ afterª thee shall any ariseª ° like unto thee.¹" {1Kg 3:12}

Then I:
"I¹ saidª ° in mine heart,ª Go to¹ now,² °¹ I will proveª ° thee with mirth,ª therefore enjoyª ° pleasure:ª and, behold,¹ this¹ also¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:1} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª ° the Preacher,ª vanityª of vanities;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 1:2} + "I have seenª °¹ all¹ the worksª that are doneª °¹ under¹ the sun;ª and, behold,¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 1:14}