- 1. ¶ THE words of Kohlat, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
- 2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
- 3. What profit has a man of all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
- 4. ¶ One generation passes away and another generation comes; but the earth abides for ever.
- 5. The sun rises and the sun goes down and hastens to the place where it rose that from thence it may rise again.
- 6. The wind blows toward the south, and turns about to the north; it whirls continually, and returns again according to its circuits.
- 7. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place from whence the rivers flow, thither they return to flow again.
- 8. All things are wearisome: a man is not satisfied with utterance, his eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor his ear satisfied with hearing.
- 9. ¶ The thing that has been is that which shall be; and that which has been clone is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
- 10. Whosoever speaks and says, Look, this is new, should know that it already has been in the ages which were before us.
- 11. There is no remembrance of former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of generations that are to come with those that will come after.
- 12. ¶ I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- 13. And I gave my heart to seek to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; to be engaged in it is a difficult task that God has given to the sons of men.
- 14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
- 15. The chaotic cannot be made orderly; and he who is lacking knowledge cannot be supplied with it.
- 16. I have communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great, and have gotten more wisdom than all they who were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
- 17. And I gave my heart to know wisdom and proverbs and understanding; but I have perceived that this also is vexation of spirit
- 18. Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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