Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
I said in mine
heart, Go
to
now
, I will
prove
thee with mirth, therefore
enjoy
pleasure:
and ,
behold
, this
also
is vanity.
I said in my
heart, `Pray
, come,
I try
thee with mirth, and look
thou
on
gladness;'
and
lo
, even
it
`
is '
vanity.
I
said
of laughter, It
is
mad:
and of mirth, What doeth
it?
Of laughter I
said
, `Foolish!'
and of mirth, `
What `is'
this
it is
doing
? '
I sought in mine
heart to give
myself
unto
wine, yet
acquainting
mine
heart with
wisdom ;
and to lay
hold on folly ,
till I might
see what
was
that
good for
the sons of men,
which they should
do under the heaven
all
the days of their life
.
I have
sought in my
heart to draw
out
with
wine my
appetite
, (and
my
heart leading
in
wisdom ),
and to take
hold on folly till that
I see where
`is'
this
--
the
good to
the sons of man
of
that
which they do under the heavens,
the number
of
the
days of their lives
.
I made me
great works ;
I builded me houses ;
I planted me vineyards :
I made great my
works ,
I builded for
me houses ,
I planted for
me vineyards .
I made me gardens and orchards
, and I planted trees
in them of
all
kind
of fruits:
I made for
me gardens and paradises
, and I planted in them trees
of every
fruit.
I made me pools of water, to water therewith
the
wood
that
bringeth
forth trees :
I made for
me pools of water, to water from
them
a
forest
shooting
forth trees .
I got me
servants and
maidens
, and had
servants born
in
my
house; also I had great
possessions
of
great
and small
cattle
above all that
were
in
Jerusalem
before me :
I got men-
servants, and maid-
servants ,
and
sons
of
the
house were
to
me
; also ,
I had much
substance
--
herd
and flock
--
above all who
had
been
before me in
Jerusalem.
I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces :
I gat
me men singers and women singers, and the delights
of the sons of men,
as
musical
instruments,
and that
of
all
sorts
.
I gathered for
me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces .
I prepared
for
me men -
singers and women -
singers, and the luxuries
of the sons of man
--
a
wife
and wives
.
So
I was
great, and increased more
than
all
that
were
before me in Jerusalem :
also my wisdom remained
with me.
And
I became
great, and increased above
every
one
who
had
been
before me in Jerusalem ;
also ,
my wisdom stood
with me.
And whatsoever
mine eyes desired
I kept not from them ,
I withheld not my heart from any joy ;
for my heart rejoiced in
all my labour :
and this was
my portion of
all my labour .
And all
that
mine eyes asked
I kept not back
from them ;
I withheld not my heart from any joy ,
for my heart rejoiced because
of
all my labour ,
and this hath
been
my portion ,
from
all my labour ,
Then
I looked on all the
works that my hands had
wrought
, and on the labour that I had
laboured to do :
and
, behold
, all
was
vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was
no profit
under the sun .
and
I have
looked on all my
works that my hands have
done
, and on the labour that I have
laboured to do, and
lo
, the
whole
`is'
vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is
no advantage
under the sun !
And I turned myself
to behold
wisdom, and madness, and folly :
for
what can
the man do
that
cometh after the king? even
that which hath
been
already done .
And I turned to see
wisdom, and madness, and folly ,
but
what `is'
the man who
cometh after the king? that which `is'
already --
they
have
done it!
Then
I saw that wisdom excelleth
folly, as
far
as
light excelleth
darkness.
And
I saw that there
is
an
advantage
to
wisdom above
folly, like
the
advantage
of
the
light above
the
darkness.
The wise man's
eyes are in his head ;
but
the fool walketh
in darkness :
and I myself
perceived
also that one event happeneth to
them all .
The wise !
--
his
eyes `
are '
in his head ,
and
the fool in darkness is
walking,
and I also knew
that one event happeneth with
them all ;
Then
said
I in my heart, As it happeneth to
the fool, so
it happeneth even
to
me ;
and why was
I then more wise? Then
I said
in my heart, that this
also is vanity .
and
I said
in my heart, `
As it happeneth with
the fool, it happeneth also
with
me ,
and why am
I then more wise? '
And
I spake
in my heart, that also this
`
is '
vanity :
For
there is no remembrance of
the wise more
than
of
the fool for ever;
seeing
that which now
is in the days to
come
shall
all be
forgotten .
And how dieth the wise man
? as
the fool .
That
there is no remembrance to
the wise --
with
the fool --
to
the
age,
for that which `
is '
already,
`
in '
the days that
are
coming
is
all forgotten ,
and how dieth the wise? with
the fool !
Therefore
I hated life ;
because
the work that is
wrought
under the sun is
grievous
unto
me:
for all
is vanity and vexation of spirit.
And
I have
hated life ,
for
sad
to
me
`is'
the work that hath
been
done
under the sun ,
for the
whole
`
is '
vanity and vexation of spirit.
Yea,
I hated all my labour which
I had
taken
under the sun :
because I should
leave it unto
the
man that
shall
be
after me.
And
I have
hated all my labour that
I labour
at
under the sun ,
because I leave it to
a
man who
is
after me.
And who knoweth whether he shall
be
a
wise man
or a
fool
? yet shall
he have
rule over all my labour wherein
I have laboured, and wherein
I have shewed
myself
wise
under the sun .
This is
also vanity.
And who knoweth whether he is
wise or foolish
? yet he doth
rule over all my labour that
I have laboured at
, and that
I have done
wisely
under the sun !
this also `is'
vanity.
Therefore
I went
about
to cause my heart to despair of
all the labour which
I took
under the sun.
And
I turned
round
to cause my heart to despair concerning
all the labour that
I laboured
at
under the sun.
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity ;
yet
to a man that
hath not laboured therein shall
he leave
it for
his portion .
This also
is vanity and a great evil.
For there is a man whose labour `
is '
in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity ,
and
to a man who
hath not laboured therein he giveth
it --
his portion !
Even
this `
is '
vanity and a great evil.
For what hath man of
all his labour, and of
the vexation
of his heart ,
wherein
he hath
laboured under the sun?
For what hath been
to
a
man by
all his labour, and by
the thought
of his heart that
he laboured at
under the sun?
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief
; yea,
his heart taketh
not rest
in
the
night.
This is
also vanity.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness
; even
at
night
his heart hath
not lain
down;
this also `is'
vanity.
There is nothing better
for
a man, than
that
he
should
eat
and drink
, and that
he
should
make
his soul enjoy
good in his labour. This also I saw,
that it was
from the hand of God.
There is nothing good
in
a man who
eateth
, and hath
drunk
, and hath
shewn
his soul good in his labour. This also I have
seen
that it `is'
from the hand of God.
For who can
eat,
or
who else
can
hasten
hereunto,
more than I?
For who eateth
and
who hasteth
out
more than I?
For God
giveth
to a man that
is good in
his
sight
wisdom, and knowledge, and joy :
but
to the
sinner he giveth
travail, to gather and to heap up, that
he
may
give to him
that
is
good before God. This also
is vanity and vexation of spirit.
For to a man who
`
is '
good before
Him,
He
hath
given
wisdom, and knowledge, and joy ;
and
to a
sinner He hath
given
travail, to gather and to heap up, to
give to the
good before God. Even
this `
is '
vanity and vexation of spirit.
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