Ecclesiastes:1

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* The words of the Preacher , the son of David , king of Israel in Jerusalem . * Vanity of vanities , said the Preacher , vanity of vanities ; all is vanity . * What advantage is there to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun ? * A generation goes , and a generation comes : but the earth stands for ever . * And the sun arises , and the sun goes down and draws toward its place ; * arising there it proceeds southward , and goes round toward the north . The wind goes round and round , and the wind returns to its circuits . * All the (note :)Gr . torrents (:note ) rivers run into the sea ; and yet the sea is not filled : to the place whence the rivers come , thither they return again . * All things are full of labour ; a man will not be able to speak of them : neither shall the eye be satisfied with seeing , neither shall the ear be filled with hearing . * What is that which has been ? the very thing which shall be : and what is that which has been done ? the very thing which shall be done : and there is no new thing under the sun . * Who is he that shall speak and say , Behold , this is new ? it has already been in the ages that have passed before us . * There is no memorial to the first things ; neither to the things that have been last shall their memorial be with them that shall at the last time . * I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem . * And I applied my heart to seek out and examine by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven , for God has given to the sons of men an evil trouble to be troubled therewith . * I beheld all the works that were wrought under the sun ; and , beheld , all were vanity and (note :)Lit . deliberate choice (:note ) waywardness of spirit . * That which is crooked cannot be made straight : and deficiency cannot be numbered . * I spoke in my heart , saying , Behold , I am increased , and have acquired wisdom beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem : also I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge . * And my heart knew much —wisdom , and knowledge , parables and understanding : I perceived that this also is (note :)Lit . deliberate choice (:note ) waywardness of spirit . * For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge ; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow .

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