Ecclesiastes[152] shows that man without God is in total ignorance and… — Pensées
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Ecclesiastes[152] shows that man without God is in total ignorance and inevitable misery. For it is wretched to have the wish, but not the power. Now he would be happy and assured of some truth, and yet he can neither know, nor desire not to know. He cannot even doubt.
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (WLC), CC BY 4.0