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  1:1 ¶
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem. |
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1:1 ¶
The wordsº
of the Preacher,º
the sonº
of David,º
kingº
in Jerusalem.º |
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1:2
Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. |
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1:2
Vanityº
of vanities,º
saithºº
the Preacher,º
vanityº
of vanities;º
allº
[is] vanity.º |
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1:3
What advantage [is there] to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun? |
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1:3
Whatº
profitº
hath a manº
of allº
his labourº
which he takethººº
underº
the sun?º |
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1:4
A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever. |
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1:4
[One] generationº
passeth away,ºº
and [another] generationº
cometh:ºººº
but the earthº
abidethºº
for ever.º |
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1:5
And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws toward its place; |
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1:5
The sunº
also ariseth,ºº
and the sunº
goeth down,ºº
and hastethºº
toº
his placeº
whereº
heº
arose.ºº |
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1:6
arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round toward the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits. |
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1:6
The windº
goethºº
towardº
the south,º
and turneth aboutºº
untoº
the north;º
it whirleth aboutº
continually,ººº
and the windº
returneth againºº
accordingº
to his circuits.º |
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1:7
All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, thither they return again. |
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1:7
Allº
the riversº
runºº
intoº
the sea;º
yet the seaº
[is] notº
full;º
untoº
the placeº
from whence the riversºº
come,ºº
thitherº
theyº
returnºº
again.ººº |
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1:8
All things are full of labour; a man will not be able to speak [of them]: neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing, neither shall the ear be filled with hearing. |
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1:8
Allº
thingsº
[are] full of labour;º
manº
cannotººº
utterºº
[it]: the eyeº
is notº
satisfiedºº
with seeing,ºº
norº
the earº
filledºº
with hearing.ººº |
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1:9
What is that which has been? the very thing which shall be: and what is that which has been done? the very thing which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. |
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1:9
The thingº
that hath been,ºº
itº
[is that] which shall be;ºº
and thatº
which is doneººº
[is] thatº
which shall be done:ººº
and [there is] noºº
newº
[thing] underº
the sun.º |
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1:10
[Who is he] that shall speak and say, Behold, this is new? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us. |
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1:10
Is thereº
[any] thingº
whereof it may be said,ººº
See,ºº
thisº
[is] new?º
itº
hath beenº
alreadyº
of old time,º
whichº
wasº
beforeºº
us. |
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1:11
There is no memorial to the first things; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last [time]. |
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1:11
[There is] noº
remembranceº
of formerº
[things]; neitherºº
shall there beº
[any] remembranceº
of [things] that are to comeººº
withº
[those] that shall comeºº
after.º |
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1:12 ¶
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. |
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1:12 ¶
Iº
the Preacherº
wasº
kingº
overº
Israelº
in Jerusalem.º |
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1:13
And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven, for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith. |
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1:13
And I gaveººº
my heartº
to seekºº
and search outºº
by wisdomº
concerningº
allº
[things] thatº
are doneºº
underº
heaven:º
thisº
soreº
travailº
hath Elohimº
givenºº
to the sonsº
of manº
to be exercisedºº
therewith. |
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1:14
I beheld all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, beheld, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit. |
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1:14
I have seenººº
allº
the worksº
that are doneººº
underº
the sun;º
and, behold,º
allº
[is] vanityº
and vexationº
of spirit.º |
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1:15
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and deficiency cannot be numbered. |
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1:15
[That which is] crookedºº
cannotººº
be made straight:ºº
and that which is wantingº
cannotººº
be numbered.ºº |
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1:16
I spoke in my heart, saying, Behold, I am increased, and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem: also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge. |
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1:16
Iº
communedºº
withº
mine own heart,º
saying,ºº
Lo,º
Iº
am come to great estate,ºº
and have gottenºº
moreº
wisdomº
thanº
allº
[they] thatº
have beenº
beforeº
me inº
Jerusalem:º
yea, my heartº
had greatºº
experienceºº
of wisdomº
and knowledge.º |
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1:17
And my heart knew much-- wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit. |
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1:17
And I gaveºº
my heartº
to knowºº
wisdom,º
and to knowºº
madnessº
and folly:º
I perceivedºº
that thisºº
alsoºº
is vexationº
of spirit.º |
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1:18
For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow. |
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1:18
Forº
in muchº
wisdomº
[is] muchº
grief:º
and he that increasethºº
knowledgeº
increasethºº
sorrow.º |
