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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.
Everything Is Meaningless
“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
But the earth abides forever.
Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes.
The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
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.
The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles.
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.
Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.
Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.
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.
History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.
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.
Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.
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.
We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.
The Grief of Wisdom
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
The Teacher Speaks: The Futility of Wisdom
I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem.
I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless — like chasing the wind.
What is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
What is wrong cannot be made right.
What is missing cannot be recovered.
What is missing cannot be recovered.
I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”
And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.