Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
The
words of the
Preacher, the
son of David, king in Jerusalem .
Words of a
preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem :
Vanity of vanities, saith
the Preacher, vanity of vanities ;
all
is vanity.
Vanity of vanities, said
the Preacher, Vanity of vanities :
the
whole
`
is '
vanity.
What profit
hath
a
man of
all his labour which
he taketh
under the sun?
What advantage
`is'
to
man by
all his labour that
he laboureth
at
under the sun?
One
generation passeth
away
, and another
generation cometh:
but
the earth abideth
for
ever
.
A
generation is
going
, and a
generation is
coming,
and
the earth to
the
age
is
standing
.
The sun also
ariseth
, and the sun goeth
down
, and hasteth
to
his
place where
he
arose
.
Also,
the sun hath
risen
, and the sun hath
gone
in
, and unto
its
place panting
it
is
rising
there
.
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.
Going
unto
the south, and turning
round
unto the north, turning
round,
turning
round,
the wind is
going,
and
by
its
circuits the
wind
hath
returned
.
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 the streams
are
going
unto
the sea ,
and
the sea is not full; unto a
place whither
the streams
are
going
, thither they are
turning
back
to
go
.
All things are full
of
labour
; man cannot
utter
it:
the eye is not satisfied with
seeing, nor the ear filled
with
hearing.
All these
things are wearying
; a
man is
not
able
to
speak,
the eye is not satisfied by
seeing, nor filled
is
the ear from
hearing.
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.
What
`is'
that which
hath been ?
it `
is '
that which is,
and what
`is'
that which hath
been
done ?
it
`
is '
that which is
done ,
and there is not
an
entirely
new thing under the sun.
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
a
thing of
which
`one'
saith:
`
See this ,
it
`
is '
new !'
already
it hath been in
the
ages
that
were
before us !
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
.
There is not
a
remembrance of former `generations'
; and
also
of the
latter
that are ,
there
is
no
remembrance
of
them
with those that are
at
the
last
.
I the
Preacher was
king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I ,
a
preacher ,
have
been
king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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
.
And I have
given
my heart to seek and to
search out by wisdom concerning all that hath
been
done under the
heavens.
It
`is'
a
sad
travail God hath
given to the sons of man to be humbled
by
it
.
I have seen all the works that are
done under the sun ;
and
, behold
, all
is vanity and vexation of spirit .
I have seen all the works that have
been
done under the sun, and
lo
, the
whole
`
is '
vanity and vexation of spirit !
That
which
is
crooked cannot
be
made
straight :
and that
which
is wanting
cannot
be numbered.
A
crooked thing
`one'
is
not
able
to
make
straight ,
and a
lacking
thing
is not
able
to
be numbered.
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.
I --
I
spake
with my
heart, saying, `I,
lo, I have magnified
and
added
wisdom above
every
one
who
hath
been before me at
Jerusalem, and
my heart hath
seen
abundantly
wisdom and knowledge.
And I gave
my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived
that this also
is vexation of spirit .
And I give
my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have
known
that even
this `
is '
vexation of spirit ;
For in much
wisdom is much
grief:
and he that
increaseth
knowledge increaseth
sorrow
.
for ,
in abundance
of
wisdom `
is '
abundance
of
sadness,
and he who
addeth
knowledge addeth
pain
. '
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