Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
These
are
the words of the Teacher
, the son of David, king in Jerusalem :
The words of the Preacher
, the son of David, king in Jerusalem .
“Futility
of futilities
, ”
says
the Teacher
, “futility
of futilities!
Everything
is futile!”
Vanity
of vanities
, saith
the Preacher
, vanity
of vanities;
all
is vanity.
What does
a man gain
from
all his labor,
at
which he toils
under the sun?
What profit
hath
a man of
all his labour
which he taketh
under the sun?
Generations
come
and
generations
go
, but the earth remains
forever
.
One
generation
passeth
away
, and
another
generation
cometh:
but the earth abideth
for
ever
.
The sun rises
and the sun sets;
it
hurries
back
to where it
rises
.
The sun also
ariseth,
and the sun goeth
down,
and
hasteth
to his
place
where he
arose
.
The wind blows
southward
, then
turns
northward;
round
and round
it swirls
, ever
returning
on
its
course
.
The wind goeth
toward
the
south
, and turneth
about
unto
the
north;
it whirleth
about
continually
, and
the
wind
returneth
again
according
to
his
circuits
.
All the rivers flow
into the sea ,
yet the sea is never
full; to
the place from which
the streams
come, there
again
they flow
.
All the rivers run
into the sea ;
yet the sea is not
full; unto
the place from whence
the rivers
come, thither
they return
again
.
All things are wearisome,
more
than
one
can
describe
; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content
with hearing.
All things are full
of
labour
; man
cannot
utter
it:
the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled
with hearing.
What
has
been will
be
again
, and what
has
been
done will
be done again;
there is nothing
new under the sun.
The
thing
that
hath
been, it
is
that
which
shall
be;
and that
which
is
done is
that
which
shall
be done :
and
there is no
new thing
under the sun.
Is there a
case
where
one
can
say
, “Look
, this is new ”
? It has
already existed
in
the
ages
before us.
Is there any
thing
whereof
it
may
be
said
, See
, this is new? it hath
been
already of
old
time,
which
was
before us.
There is no remembrance of those
who
came
before,
and
those
yet
to come will
not
be
remembered
by
those who
follow
after.
There is no remembrance of former
things;
neither
shall
there
be
any
remembrance
of
things
that
are
to come with
those that
shall
come
after.
I ,
the Teacher,
was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I the Preacher
was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
And I set
my mind
to seek and explore
by wisdom all that is
done under heaven .
What
a
heavy
burden
God has
laid
upon
the sons of men
to occupy
them!
And I gave
my heart
to seek and search
out
by wisdom concerning
all things
that are
done under heaven :
this
sore
travail
hath
God given
to
the sons of man
to be
exercised
therewith.
I have seen all the things
that are done under the sun ,
and have
found
them
all
to
be
futile
, a
pursuit
of the
wind
.
I have seen all the works
that are done under the sun ;
and, behold,
all
is
vanity
and
vexation
of spirit
.
What
is crooked cannot be straightened,
and what
is lacking
cannot be counted
.
That
which
is crooked cannot be made
straight:
and that
which
is wanting
cannot be numbered
.
I said
to
myself
, “Behold
, I have
grown
and increased
in
wisdom beyond
all those
before me who
were
over
Jerusalem, and
my mind
has
observed
a
wealth
of wisdom and knowledge. ”
I communed
with
mine
own
heart
, saying
, Lo,
I am
come
to
great
estate,
and have
gotten
more
wisdom than
all they
that
have
been
before me in
Jerusalem :
yea
, my heart
had
great
experience
of wisdom and knowledge.
So
I set
my mind
to know wisdom and madness and folly ;
I learned
that this ,
too,
is a
pursuit
of the
wind
.
And
I gave
my heart
to know wisdom ,
and to
know
madness and folly :
I perceived
that this also
is vexation
of spirit
.
For with
much wisdom comes
much sorrow,
and as
knowledge grows,
grief
increases
.
For in
much wisdom is
much grief:
and he
that
increaseth
knowledge increaseth
sorrow
.
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