Ecclesiastes:1

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* The words of the Preacher , the son of David , king in Jerusalem . * Vanity of vanities , says the Preacher , vanity of vanities ! all [is ] vanity . * What [is ] the profit to a man in all his labor which he labors under the sun ? * A generation passes away , and a generation comes ; but the earth remains forever . * The sun also arises , and the sun goes down , and hurries to its place where it arose . * The wind goes toward the south , and it turns around to the north ; it whirls around continually ; and the wind returns on its circuits . * All the rivers run into the sea ; yet the sea [is ] not full ; to the place from where the rivers come , there they return again . * All things [are ] full of labor ; man cannot utter it ; the eye is not satisfied with seeing , nor the ear filled with hearing . * That which has been [is ] that which shall be ; and that which has been done [is ] that which shall be done ; and [there is ] nothing new under the sun . * Is there a thing [of ] which it may be said , See , this [is ] new ? It has already been in days of old , which were before us . * [There is ] no memory of former [things ], and also no memory ] of after [things ] which shall be ; for neither shall be a remembrance of them with those who will be at the afterwards . * I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem . * And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens . [It is ] a sad task God has given to the sons of men to be humbled by it . * I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and , behold , all [is ] vanity and vexation of spirit . * What [is ] crooked cannot be made straight ; and [that ] lacking cannot be numbered . * I spoke within my own heart , saying , Lo , I have become great and have gathered more wisdom than all that have been before me in Jerusalem ; yea , my heart has seen much of wisdom and knowledge . * And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly ; I know that this also [is ] vexation of spirit . * For in much wisdom [is ] much grief ; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow .

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