Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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
, "
says 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 does man gain from all his labor in
which he labors
under the sun?
Generations
come
and
generations
go
, but the earth remains forever.
One
generation
goes
, and
another
generation
comes;
but the earth remains forever.
The sun rises and the sun sets;
it
hurries back
to where it rises.
The sun also
rises ,
and the sun goes
down,
and
hurries to its
place
where it rises.
The wind blows
southward
, then
turns
northward;
round
and round
it swirls
, ever
returning
on
its course
.
The wind goes
toward
the
south
, and turns
around
to
the
north.
It turns
around
continually
as
it
goes
, and
the
wind
returns
again
to
its courses
.
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 .
To the place where
the rivers
flow
, there they flow 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
weariness
beyond
uttering.
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.
That
which
has been is
that
which
shall
be ;
and that
which
has been 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 a thing
of
which
it
may
be
said
, "Behold
, this is new? "
It has been
long
ago,
in the ages which
were
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 memory
of the
former;
neither
shall
there
be
any
memory
of
the
latter
that
are
to come ,
among
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!
I applied
my heart
to seek and to
search
out
by wisdom concerning
all that is done under the
sky
. It
is
a heavy burden that
God has given
to
the sons of men to be
afflicted
with.
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
a chasing
after
wind.
What
is crooked cannot
be straightened,
and what
is lacking cannot
be counted.
That
which
is crooked can't
be made
straight;
and that
which
is lacking can't
be counted.
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 said to myself, "
Behold, I have obtained
for
myself
great
wisdom above
all who were before
me
in
Jerusalem .
Yes
, my heart
has 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.
I applied
my heart
to know wisdom ,
and to
know
madness and folly .
I perceived
that this also
was
a chasing
after
wind.
For with
much wisdom comes
much sorrow,
and as
knowledge grows,
grief
increases.
For in
much wisdom is
much grief;
and he
who
increases
knowledge increases sorrow
.
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