Ecclesiastes 1:1-18

1 ¶ The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. words^H1697 Preacher^H6953 son^H1121 David^H1732 king^H4428 Jerusalem^H3389

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

3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? profit^H3504 man^H120 labour^H5999 taketh^H5998 sun^H8121

4 ¶ One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. generation^H1755 away^H1980 generation^H1755 cometh^H935 cometh^H935 earth^H776 abideth^H5975 ever^H5769

5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. sun^H8121 ariseth^H2224 sun^H8121 down^H935 hasteth^H7602 place^H4725 arose^H2224

6 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. wind^H7307 goeth^H1980 south^H1864 about^H5437 north^H6828 continually^H1980 wind^H7307 again^H7725 circuits^H5439

7 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. rivers^H5158 run^H1980 sea^H3220 sea^H3220 full^H4392 place^H4725 rivers^H5158 come^H1980 return^H7725 again^H3212

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

9 ¶ 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. done^H6213 done^H6213 new^H2319 sun^H8121

10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. there^H3426 thing^H1697 said^H559 See^H7200 new^H2319 already^H3528 time^H5769 before^H6440

11 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. remembrance^H2146 former^H7223 remembrance^H2146 come^H314 after^H314

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

13 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. gave^H5414 heart^H3820 seek^H1875 out^H8446 wisdom^H2451 done^H6213 heaven^H8064 sore^H7451 travail^H6045 God^H430 given^H5414 sons^H1121 man^H120 exercised^H6031

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. seen^H7200 works^H4639 done^H6213 sun^H8121 vanity^H1892 vexation^H7469 spirit^H7307

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

16 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. communed^H1696 heart^H3820 saying^H559 estate^H1431 gotten^H3254 wisdom^H2451 before^H6440 Jerusalem^H3389 heart^H3820 great^H7235 experience^H7200 wisdom^H2451 knowledge^H1847

17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. gave^H5414 heart^H3820 know^H3045 wisdom^H2451 know^H3045 madness^H1947 folly^H5531 perceived^H3045 this^H1571 vexation^H7475 spirit^H7307

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