15That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.


In Context

12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 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.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

15 That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.

16 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.|

17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15[That which is] crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:15What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:15The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15A crooked thing one is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.