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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
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"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all [is] vanity."
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
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What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun?
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One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
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[One] generation passes away, and [another] generation comes; But the earth abides forever.
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The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
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The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose.
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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.
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The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit.
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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.
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All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea [is] not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again.
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All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
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All things [are] full of labor; Man cannot express [it.] The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing.
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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.
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That which has been [is] what will be, That which [is] done is what will be done, And [there is] nothing new under the sun.
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Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
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Is there anything of which it may be said, "See, this [is] new"? It has already been in ancient times before us.
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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.
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[There is] no remembrance of former [things,] Nor will there be any remembrance of [things] that are to come By [those] who will come after.
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I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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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.
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And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.
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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all [is] vanity and grasping for the wind.
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That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
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[What is] crooked cannot be made straight, And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
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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.
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I communed with my heart, saying, "Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge."
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And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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For in much wisdom [is] much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
