Bible, King James Version
Ecclesiastes
Qoh.1
[1] The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in
Jerusalem.
[2] Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of
vanities; all is vanity.
[3] What profit hath a man of all his labour which he
taketh under the sun?
[4] One generation passeth away, and another generation
cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
[5] The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and
hasteth to his place where he arose.
[6] The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about
unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind
returneth again according to his circuits.
[7] All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not
full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they
return again.
[8] All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it:
the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with
hearing.
[9] The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be;
and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is
no new thing under the sun.
[10] Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this
is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before
us.
[11] There is no remembrance of former things; neither
shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with
those that shall come after.
[12] I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
[13] And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom
concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore
travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised
therewith.
[14] I have seen all the works that are done under the
sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
[15] That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and
that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
[16] I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come
to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that
have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great
experience of wisdom and knowledge.
[17] And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know
madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of
spirit.
[18] For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that
increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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