Ecclesiastes:1

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* The words of the Preacher , the son of David , king in Jerusalem . * Vanity of vanities , saith the Preacher , vanity of vanities ; all is vanity . * What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun ? * One generation passeth away , and another generation cometh (8676 ): but the earth abideth for ever . * The sun also ariseth , and the sun goeth down , and hasteth to his place where he arose . * 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 . * 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 . * All things are full of labour ; man cannot utter it : the eye is not satisfied with seeing , nor the ear filled with hearing . * 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 . * 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 is no remembrance of former things ; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after . * I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem . * 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 . * I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and , behold , all is vanity and vexation of spirit . * That which is crooked cannot be made straight : and that which is wanting cannot be numbered . * 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 da #ath #. * And I gave my heart to know wisdom , and to know madness and folly : I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit . * For in much wisdom is much grief ka #ac #: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow mak #ob #.

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