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"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.” (Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 AV)
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