Ecclesiastes 2:9 meaning and explanation
So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the Teacher, a royal figure looking back on his experiment with pleasure and achievement. In verse 9 he sums up the results: he became greater than anyone who had ruled Jerusalem before him, and his wisdom stayed with him throughout.
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