Ecclesiastes 1:13 meaning and explanation

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

Ecclesiastes 1:13, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher, presented as a Davidic king in Jerusalem, describes his personal quest. He applied his mind to investigate by wisdom everything done "under heaven," a phrase that keeps the horizon firmly on this world.

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