Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
Words of a
preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem :
The
words of the
Preacher, the
son of David, king in Jerusalem .
Vanity of vanities, said
the Preacher, Vanity of vanities :
the
whole
`
is '
vanity.
Vanity of vanities, saith
the Preacher, vanity of vanities ;
all
is vanity.
What advantage
`is'
to
man by
all his labour that
he laboureth
at
under the sun?
What profit
hath
a
man of
all his labour which
he taketh
under the sun?
A
generation is
going
, and a
generation is
coming,
and
the earth to
the
age
is
standing
.
One
generation passeth
away
, and another
generation cometh:
but
the earth abideth
for
ever
.
Also,
the sun hath
risen
, and the sun hath
gone
in
, and unto
its
place panting
it
is
rising
there
.
The sun also
ariseth
, and the sun goeth
down
, and hasteth
to
his
place where
he
arose
.
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
.
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 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 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 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.
All things are full
of
labour
; man cannot
utter
it:
the eye is not satisfied with
seeing, nor the ear filled
with
hearing.
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.
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.
There
is a
thing of
which
`one'
saith:
`
See this
, it
`
is '
new !'
already
it hath been in
the
ages
that
were
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 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
.
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 ,
a
preacher ,
have
been
king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I the
Preacher was
king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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
.
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 works that have
been
done under the sun ,
and lo
, the
whole
`
is '
vanity and vexation of spirit !
I have seen all the works that are
done under the sun ;
and, behold,
all
is vanity and vexation of spirit .
A
crooked
thing
`one'
is not
able
to
make
straight ,
and a
lacking
thing
is not
able
to
be numbered.
That
which
is crooked
cannot
be
made
straight :
and that
which
is wanting
cannot
be numbered.
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.
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.
And I give
my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have
known
that even
this `
is '
vexation of spirit ;
And I gave
my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived
that this also
is vexation of spirit .
for ,
in abundance
of
wisdom `
is '
abundance
of
sadness,
and he who
addeth
knowledge addeth
pain
. '
For in much
wisdom is much
grief:
and he that
increaseth
knowledge increaseth
sorrow
.
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