Ecclesiastes

Chapter 1

1  The preacher sheweth that all human courses are vain:  4  because the creatures are restless in their courses,  9  they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten,  12  and because he hath found it so in the studies of wisdom.

1:1 ¶ The words {1697} of the Preacher, {6953} the son {1121} of David, {1732} king {4428} in Jerusalem. {3389}

1:2 Vanity {1892} of vanities, {1892} saith {559} <8804> the Preacher, {6953} vanity {1892} of vanities; {1892} all (3605) [is] vanity. {1892}

1:3 What (4100) profit {3504} hath a man {120} of all (3605) his labour {5999} which he taketh {5998} <8799> (7945) under (8478) the sun? {8121}

1:4 [One] generation {1755} passeth away, {1980} <8802> and [another] generation {1755} cometh: {935} <8802> q8676- <8804> but the earth {776} abideth {5975} <8802> for ever. {5769}

1:5 The sun {8121} also ariseth, {2224} <8804> and the sun {8121} goeth down, {935} <8804> and hasteth {7602} <8802> to (413) his place {4725} where (8033) he (1931) arose. {2224} <8802>

1:6 The wind {7307} goeth {1980} <8802> toward (413) the south, {1864} and turneth about {5437} <8802> unto (413) the north; {6828} it whirleth about (1980) continually, {5437} [1980] <8802> and the wind {7307} returneth again {7725} <8804> according (5921) to his circuits. {5439}

1:7 All (3605) the rivers {5158} run {1980} <8802> into (413) the sea; {3220} yet the sea {3220} [is] not (369) full; {4392} unto (413) the place {4725} from whence the rivers {5158} (7945) come, {1980} <8802> thither (8033) they (1992) return {7725} <8802> again. [3212] <8800> (1980)

1:8 All (3605) things {1697} [are] full of labour; {3023} man {376} cannot {3201} <8799> (3808) utter {1696} <8763> [it]: the eye {5869} is not (3808) satisfied {7646} <8799> with seeing, {7200} <8800> nor (3808) the ear {241} filled {4390} <8735> with hearing. {8085} <8800> (4480)

1:9 The thing (4100) that hath been, (7945) (1961) it (1931) [is that] which shall be; (7945) (1961) and that (4100) which is done {6213} <8738> (7945) [is] that (1931) which shall be done: {6213} <8735> (7945) and [there is] no (369) (3605) new {2319} [thing] under (8478) the sun. {8121}

1:10 Is there {3426} [any] thing {1697} whereof it may be said, {559} <8799> (7945) See, {7200} <8798> this (2088) [is] new? {2319} it (1931) hath been (1961) already {3528} of old time, {5769} which (834) was (1961) before {6440} (4480) us.

1:11 [There is] no (369) remembrance {2146} of former {7223} [things]; neither (1571) (3808) shall there be (1961) [any] remembrance {2146} of [things] that are to come [314] (7945) (1961) with (5973) [those] that shall come (7945) (1961) after. {314}

1:12 ¶ I (589) the Preacher {6953} was (1961) king {4428} over (5921) Israel {3478} in Jerusalem. {3389}

1:13 And I gave {5414} <8804> (853) my heart {3820} to seek {1875} <8800> and search out {8446} <8800> by wisdom {2451} concerning (5921) all (3605) [things] that (834) are done {6213} <8738> under (8478) heaven: {8064} this (1931) sore {7451} travail {6045} hath God {430} given {5414} <8804> to the sons {1121} of man {120} to be exercised {6031} <8800> therewith.

1:14 I have seen {7200} <8804> (853) all (3605) the works {4639} that are done {6213} <8738> (7945) under (8478) the sun; {8121} and, behold, (2009) all (3605) [is] vanity {1892} and vexation {7469} of spirit. {7307}

1:15 [That which is] crooked {5791} <8794> cannot {3201} <8799> (3808) be made straight: {8626} <8800> and that which is wanting {2642} cannot {3201} <8799> (3808) be numbered. {4487} <8736>

1:16 I (589) communed {1696} <8765> with (5973) mine own heart, {3820} saying, {559} <8800> Lo, (2009) I (589) am come to great estate, {1431} <8689> and have gotten [3254] <8689> more (3254) wisdom {2451} than (5921) all (3605) [they] that (834) have been (1961) before {6440} me in (5921) Jerusalem: {3389} yea, my heart {3820} had great {7235} <8687> experience {7200} <8804> of wisdom {2451} and knowledge. {1847}

1:17 And I gave {5414} <8799> my heart {3820} to know {3045} <8800> wisdom, {2451} and to know {3045} <8800> madness {1947} and folly: {5531} I perceived {3045} <8804> that this [1571] (2088) also (7945) (1571) is vexation {7475} of spirit. {7307}

1:18 For (3588) in much {7230} wisdom {2451} [is] much {7230} grief: {3708} and he that increaseth {3254} <8686> knowledge {1847} increaseth {3254} <8686> sorrow. {4341}