Ecclesiastes 1

1 ♥ 📝 T he words^H1697 of the Preacher,^H6953 the son^H1121 of David,^H1732 king^H4428 in Jerusalem.^H3389

2 ♥ 📝 Vanity^H1892 of vanities,^H1892 saith^H559 the Preacher;^H6953 vanity^H1892 of vanities,^H1892 all is vanity.^H1892

3 ♥ 📝 What profit^H3504 hath man^H120 of all his labor^H5999 wherein he laboreth^H5998 under the sun?^H8121

4 ♥ 📝 One generation^H1755 goeth,^H1980 and another generation^H1755 cometh;^H935 but the earth^H776 abideth^H5975 for ever.^H5769

5 ♥ 📝 The sun^H8121 also ariseth,^H2224 and the sun^H8121 goeth down,^H935 and hasteth^H7602 to its place^H4725 where it ariseth.^H2224

6 ♥ 📝 The wind^H7307 goeth^H1980 toward the south,^H1864 and turneth about^H5437 unto the north;^H6828 it turneth about continually^H1980 in its course, and the wind^H7307 returneth again^H7725 to its circuits.^H5439

7 ♥ 📝 All the rivers^H5158 run^H1980 into the sea,^H3220 yet the sea^H3220 is not full;^H4392 unto the place^H4725 whither the rivers^H5158 go,^H1980 thither they go^H1980 again.^H3212

8 ♥ 📝 All things^H1697 are full of weariness;^H3023 man^H376 cannot^H3201 utter^H1696 [it]: the eye^H5869 is not satisfied^H7646 with seeing,^H7200 nor the ear^H241 filled^H4390 with hearing.^H8085

9 ♥ 📝 That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done^H6213 is that which shall be done:^H6213 and there is no new^H2319 thing under the sun.^H8121

10 ♥ 📝 Is there^H3426 a thing^H1697 whereof it may be said,^H559 See,^H7200 this is new?^H2319 it hath been long ago,^H3528 in the ages^H5769 which were before^H6440 us.

11 ♥ 📝 There is no remembrance^H2146 of the former^H7223 [generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance^H2146 of the latter [generations] that are to come,^H314 among those that shall come after.^H314

12 ♥ 📝 I the Preacher^H6953 was king^H4428 over Israel^H3478 in Jerusalem.^H3389

13 ♥ 📝 And I applied^H5414 my heart^H3820 to seek^H1875 and to search out^H8446 by wisdom^H2451 concerning all that is done^H6213 under heaven:^H8064 it is a sore^H7451 travail^H6045 that God^H430 hath given^H5414 to the sons^H1121 of men^H120 to be exercised^H6031 therewith.

14 ♥ 📝 I have seen^H7200 all the works^H4639 that are done^H6213 under the sun;^H8121 and, behold, all is vanity^H1892 and a striving^H7469 after wind.^H7307

15 ♥ 📝 That which is crooked^H5791 cannot^H3201 be made straight;^H8626 and that which is wanting^H2642 cannot^H3201 be numbered.^H4487

16 ♥ 📝 I communed^H1696 with mine own heart,^H3820 saying,^H559 Lo, I have gotten^H3254 me great^H1431 wisdom^H2451 above all that were before^H6440 me in Jerusalem;^H3389 yea, my heart^H3820 hath had great^H7235 experience^H7200 of wisdom^H2451 and knowledge.^H1847

17 ♥ 📝 And I applied^H5414 my heart^H3820 to know^H3045 wisdom,^H2451 and to know^H3045 madness^H1947 and folly:^H5531 I perceived^H3045 that this^H1571 also was a striving^H7475 after wind.^H7307

18 ♥ 📝 For in much^H7230 wisdom^H2451 is much^H7230 grief;^H3708 and he that increaseth^H3254 knowledge^H1847 increaseth^H3254 sorrow.^H4341