Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
word preacher son: child David king in/on/with Jerusalem
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
vanity vanity to say preacher vanity vanity [the] all vanity
3 What advantage [is there] to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
what? advantage to/for man in/on/with all trouble his which/that to toil underneath: under [the] sun
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
generation to go: went and generation to come (in): come and [the] land: country/planet to/for forever: enduring to stand: stand
5 And the sun arises, and the sun goes down and draws towards its place;
and to rise [the] sun and to come (in): come [the] sun and to(wards) place his to long for to rise he/she/it there
6 arising there it proceeds southward, and goes round towards the north. The wind goes round and round, and the wind returns to its circuits.
to go: walk to(wards) south and to turn: turn to(wards) north to turn: surround to turn: surround to go: walk [the] spirit: breath and upon around him to return: return [the] spirit: breath
7 All the rivers run into the sea; and yet the sea is not filled: to the place whence the rivers come, there they return again.
all [the] torrent: river to go: walk to(wards) [the] sea and [the] sea nothing he full to(wards) place which/that [the] torrent: river to go: walk there they(masc.) to return: return to/for to go: walk
8 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.
all [the] word: thing weary not be able man: anyone to/for to speak: speak not to satisfy eye to/for to see: see and not to fill ear from to hear: hear
9 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.
what? which/that to be he/she/it which/that to be and what? (which/that to make: do *L(abh)*) he/she/it which/that to make: do and nothing all new underneath: under [the] sun
10 [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 word: thing which/that to say to see: behold! this new he/she/it already to be to/for forever: antiquity which to be from to/for face: before our
11 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].
nothing memorial to/for first: previous and also to/for last which/that to be not to be to/for them memorial with which/that to be to/for last
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I preacher to be king upon Israel in/on/with Jerusalem
13 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.
and to give: put [obj] heart my to/for to seek and to/for to spy in/on/with wisdom upon all which to make: do underneath: under [the] heaven he/she/it task bad: harmful to give: put God to/for son: child [the] man to/for be occupied in/on/with him
14 I saw all the works that were wrought under the sun; and, saw, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
to see: see [obj] all [the] deed: work which/that to make: do underneath: under [the] sun and behold [the] all vanity and longing spirit: breath
15 That which is crooked can’t be made straight: and deficiency can’t be numbered.
to pervert not be able to/for be straight and deficiency not be able to/for to count
16 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.
to speak: speak I with heart my to/for to say I behold to magnify and to add wisdom upon all which to be to/for face: before my upon Jerusalem and heart my to see: examine to multiply wisdom and knowledge
17 And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
and to give: put [emph?] heart my to/for to know wisdom and to know madness and folly to know which/that also this he/she/it striving spirit: breath
18 For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.
for in/on/with abundance wisdom many vexation and to add knowledge to add pain
