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Preceding Generations Forgotten
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
The Futility of All Endeavor
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?
What advantage does man have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
Which he does under the sun?
[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.
A generation goes and a generation comes,
But the earth remains forever.
But the earth remains forever.
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;
And hastening to its place it rises there again.
And hastening to its place it rises there again.
The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
Blowing toward the south,
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues swirling along;
And on its circular courses the wind returns.
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues swirling along;
And on its circular courses the wind returns.
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again.
All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.
That which has been is that which will be,
And that which has been done is that which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.
And that which has been done is that which will be done.
So there is nothing new under the sun.
Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.
Is there anything of which one might say,
“See this, it is new”?
Already it has existed for ages
Which were before us.
“See this, it is new”?
Already it has existed for ages
Which were before us.
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.
There is no remembrance of earlier things;
And also of the later things which will occur,
There will be for them no remembrance
Among those who will come later still.
And also of the later things which will occur,
There will be for them no remembrance
Among those who will come later still.
With Wisdom Comes Sorrow
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
The Futility of Wisdom
I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.
I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind.
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.