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The Vanity of Life
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
at which they toil under the sun?
Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
but the earth remains forever.
One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
But the earth abides forever.
The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.
and hurries back to where it rises.
The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
The wind goes toward the south,
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
All streams flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.
All the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
All things are wearisome,
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
That which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
Is there anything of which one can say,
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
“Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
Is there anything of which it may be said,
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
No one remembers the former generations,
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.
and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
by those who follow them.
There is no remembrance of former things,
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.
Wisdom Is Meaningless
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
The Grief of Wisdom
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
What is crooked cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
what is lacking cannot be counted.
What is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”
Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.