Worthless
Out of all the treasures of heaven and earth
There is no treasure that I have found
To be more worthless than Knowledge
I have searched the earth far and wide
For all the knowledge that can be found
And I have found it worthless
It fills my soul with yearning
But delivers no satisfaction
It is like unto a stream of water
It is sweet unto those who lack it
But bitter to the stomachs of those who have drunken much
I have much knowledge
But it has not made me a penny richer
I have much knowledge
But I am still ignorant
Wisdom is the child of knowledge
I have found it worthless
The inhabitants of the world scorn me
And all of heaven laughs at me
It has not kept me from the troubles of life
It has not kept me from stumbling in the uncertainty of life
I have wisdom
But it has not made me a second happier
I have wisdom
But still I am a fool
Insight is the child of wisdom
It is the most worthless of all
It has shown me the end of all things
And has ripped my peace from me
It cannot predict my future
For that is mine alone to decide
It has never been my companion
It has never allowed me to sleep any sounder
It cannot predict to full accuracy the destiny of all things
For all is uncertain
Therefore it is the most worthless of all
It is for this reason
That I curse the day I was given Knowledge
It is for this reason
That I curse the day I was given Wisdom
It is for this reason
That I curse the day I was given Insight
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There is no treasure that I have found
To be more worthless than Knowledge
I have searched the earth far and wide
For all the knowledge that can be found
And I have found it worthless
It fills my soul with yearning
But delivers no satisfaction
It is like unto a stream of water
It is sweet unto those who lack it
But bitter to the stomachs of those who have drunken much
I have much knowledge
But it has not made me a penny richer
I have much knowledge
But I am still ignorant
Wisdom is the child of knowledge
I have found it worthless
The inhabitants of the world scorn me
And all of heaven laughs at me
It has not kept me from the troubles of life
It has not kept me from stumbling in the uncertainty of life
I have wisdom
But it has not made me a second happier
I have wisdom
But still I am a fool
Insight is the child of wisdom
It is the most worthless of all
It has shown me the end of all things
And has ripped my peace from me
It cannot predict my future
For that is mine alone to decide
It has never been my companion
It has never allowed me to sleep any sounder
It cannot predict to full accuracy the destiny of all things
For all is uncertain
Therefore it is the most worthless of all
It is for this reason
That I curse the day I was given Knowledge
It is for this reason
That I curse the day I was given Wisdom
It is for this reason
That I curse the day I was given Insight
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