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1The words of the Preacher , the son of David , king in Jerusalem :
2“Vanity of vanities ,” says the Preacher ; “Vanity of vanities , all is vanity .”
3What does man gain from all his labour in which he labours under the sun ?
4One generation goes , and another generation comes ; but the earth remains forever .
5The sun also rises , and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises .
6The wind goes towards the south , and turns around to the north . It turns around continually as it goes , and the wind returns again to its courses .
7All the rivers run into the sea , yet the sea is not full . To the place where the rivers flow , there they flow again .
8All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing , nor the ear filled with hearing .
9That which has been is that which shall be , and that which has been done is that which shall be done ; and there is no new thing under the sun .
10Is there a thing of which it may be said , “Behold , this is new ”? It has been long ago , in the ages which were before us .[#1:10 “Behold”, from “”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.]
11There is no memory of the former ; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come , amongst those that shall come after .
12I , the Preacher , was king over Israel in Jerusalem .
13I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky . It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with .[#1:13 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “” (Elohim).]
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and behold , all is vanity and a chasing after wind .
15That which is crooked can ’t be made straight ; and that which is lacking can ’t be counted .
16I said to myself , “Behold , I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem . Yes , my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge .”
17I applied my heart to know wisdom , and to know madness and folly . I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind .
18For in much wisdom is much grief ; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow .