Ecclesiastes Chapter 1

1The wordsH1697 of the PreacherH6953, the sonH1121 of DavidH1732, kingH4428 in JerusalemH3389. 2VanityH1892 of vanitiesH1892, saith the PreacherH6953; vanityH1892 of vanitiesH1892, allH3605 is vanityH1892. 3WhatH4100 profitH3504 hath manH120 of allH3605 his labour wherein he laboureth underH8478 the sunH8121? 4One generationH1755 goeth, and anotherH1755 generationH1755 cometh; and the earthH776 abideth for everH5769. 5The sunH8121 also ariseth, and the sunH8121 goeth down, and hasteth to his placeH4725 whereH8033 he ariseth. 6The windH7307 goeth towardH413 the southH1864, and turneth aboutH5439 unto the northH6828; it turneth aboutH5439 continuallyH1980 in itsH5921 course, and the windH7307 returneth againH7725 to itsH5921 circuits. 7AllH3605 the rivers runH1980 intoH413 the seaH3220, yet the seaH3220 is notH369 fullH4392; unto the placeH4725 whither the rivers goH1980, thither they goH1980 againH7725. 8AllH3605 things are fullH4390 of weariness; manH376 cannotH3808 utterH1696 it: the eyeH5869 is notH3808 satisfiedH7646 with seeingH7200, norH3808 the earH241 filledH4390 with hearingH241. 9That whichH1931 hath been is that whichH1931 shall be; and that whichH1931 hath been doneH6213 is that whichH1931 shall be doneH6213: and there is noH369 newH2319 thingH1931 underH8478 the sunH8121. 10Is there a thingH1697 whereof menH559 sayH559, SeeH7200, this is newH2319? it hath been alreadyH3528, in the agesH5769 whichH834 were beforeH6440 usH6440. 11There is noH3808 remembranceH2146 of the formerH7223 generations; neitherH3808 shall there be anyH369 remembranceH2146 of the latterH314 generations that are to comeH1961, among thoseH1992 that shall comeH1961 afterH1961. 12I the PreacherH6953 was kingH4428 over IsraelH3478 in JerusalemH3389. 13And I appliedH5414 my heartH3820 to seekH1875 and to searchH1875 outH5921 by wisdomH2451 concerning allH3605 that is doneH6213 underH8478 heavenH8064: it is a sore travail that GodH430 hath givenH5414 to the sonsH1121 of menH120 to be exercised therewith. 14I have seenH7200 allH3605 the worksH4639 that are doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121; and, beholdH2009, allH3605 is vanityH1892 and a strivingH7469 afterH7469 windH7307. 15That which is crookedH5791 cannotH3808 be made straight: and that which is wanting cannotH3808 be numberedH4487. 16I communed with mineH5973 ownH1961 heartH3820, sayingH559, LoH2009, I have gotten meH6440 greatH1431 wisdomH2451 aboveH5921 allH3605 that were beforeH6440 meH6440 in JerusalemH3389: yea, my heartH3820 hath had greatH1431 experienceH7200 of wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH1847. 17And I appliedH5414 my heartH3820 to knowH3045 wisdomH2451, and to knowH3045 madnessH1947 and follyH5531: I perceivedH3045 that this also was a strivingH7475 afterH7475 windH7307. 18For in muchH7230 wisdomH2451 is muchH7230 grief: and he that increaseth knowledgeH1847 increaseth sorrowH4341.