ABP - Ecclesiastes - 1

1:1  The sayings of an ecclesiastic, son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.

1:2  Folly of follies, said the ecclesiastic, folly of follies; all things are folly.

1:3  What is abundance to man in all his trouble in which he is troubled under the sun?

1:4  A generation goes, and a generation comes, and the earth [2into 3the 4eon 1is established].

1:5  And [3rises 1the 2sun], and [3goes down 1the 2sun], and [2unto 3its place 1it draws].

1:6  In its rising it goes forth to the south, and it circles to the north; [3circles 5circling 4going 1the 2wind], and at its circuits [3returns 1the 2wind].

1:7  All the rushing streams go into the sea, and the sea is not filled up. To the place where the rushing streams went, there they shall return to go again.

1:8  All [2words 1wearied 4shall not 5be able 3a man] to speak; and [2shall not 3be filled up 1the eye] to see, and [2shall not 3be filled 1the ear] of hearing.

1:9  What is the thing taking place? the same thing as shall be taking place. And what is the thing being done? the same thing that shall be done; and there is not anything newly made under the sun.

1:10  Who shall speak and shall say? Behold this is new! Already it has happened in the eons to the ones having taken place from before us.

1:11  There is no remembrance to the first things; and indeed to the last things being, there will not be a remembrance of them, with the ones being born at the latter end.

1:12  I an ecclesiastic became king over Israel in Jerusalem.

1:13  And I gave my heart to inquire and to survey by wisdom concerning all things happening under the heaven. For [4distraction 3a wicked 2gave 1God] to the sons of men to be distracting to him.

1:14  I beheld all the actions, the ones being done under the sun; and behold, all was folly and a resolve of spirit.

1:15  The thing being perverted is not able to be embellished. And deficiency is not able to be counted.

1:16  I spoke in my heart to say, Behold, I was magnified, and was added wisdom over all who came before me in Jerusalem. And I give my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.

1:17  And my heart beheld much wisdom and knowledge, parables, and higher knowledge. [3knew 2I 1For] even indeed this is resolve of spirit.

1:18  For in abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and the one adding knowledge shall add pain.