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ECCLESIASTES
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Chapter 1
Eccl LEB 1:1  The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Eccl LEB 1:2  “Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
Eccl LEB 1:3  What does a person gain in all his toil with which he toils under the sun?
Eccl LEB 1:4  A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.
Eccl LEB 1:5  The sun rises, and the sun goes down; to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.
Eccl LEB 1:6  The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north; around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.
Eccl LEB 1:7  All the streams flow to the sea, but the sea is never full; to the place where the streams flow, there they continue to flow.
Eccl LEB 1:8  All things toil continuously; no one can ever finish describing this. The eye is never satisfied with seeing, and the ear is never filled with hearing.
Eccl LEB 1:9  What has been—it is what will be; what has been done—it is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
Eccl LEB 1:10  There is a thing of which it is said, “Look at this! This is new!” But it already existed in ages past before us.
Eccl LEB 1:11  There is neither remembrance of former generations, nor will there be remembrance of future generations.
Eccl LEB 1:12  I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Eccl LEB 1:13  I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. It is a grievous task God has given to ⌞humans⌟.
Eccl LEB 1:14  I saw all the works that are done under the sun. Look! Everything is vanity and chasing wind.
Eccl LEB 1:15  What is twisted cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Eccl LEB 1:16  ⌞I said to myself⌟, “Look! I have become great and have increased in wisdom more than anyone who ⌞has preceded⌟ me over Jerusalem. ⌞I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge⌟.”
Eccl LEB 1:17  So ⌞I dedicated myself⌟ to learn about wisdom and to learn about delusion and folly. However, I discovered that this also is chasing wind.
Eccl LEB 1:18  For in much wisdom is much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.