Ecclesiastes 1
1 Here are the words of the Teacher, the king of Jerusalem, David's son.
word preacher son: child David king in/on/with Jerusalem
2 “Everything passes—it's so temporary! It's all so hard to understand!” says the Teacher.
vanity vanity to say preacher vanity vanity [the] all vanity
3 What benefit do you get for slaving away in this life?
what? advantage to/for man in/on/with all trouble his which/that to toil underneath: under [the] sun
4 People come, and people go, but the earth lasts forever!
generation to go: went and generation to come (in): come and [the] land: country/planet to/for forever: enduring to stand: stand
5 The sun comes up, and the sun goes down, and then rushes to its place to rise again.
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 The wind blows south, and then turns to the north. Round and round it spins, finally coming full circle.
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 Streams all flow into the sea, but the sea never becomes full. The streams return to the place from where they came.
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 Everything just keeps on going. You can't say all there is to say. You can't see all there is to see. You can't hear all there is to hear.
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 Everything that was will continue to be; everything that has been done will be done again. Nothing new ever happens here.
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 There's nothing anyone can point to and say, “Look! Here's something new.” In fact it's been around for ages, long before our time.
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 The problem is we don't remember people from the past, and people in the future won't remember those who came before them.
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 am the Teacher, and I was king over Israel, reigning from Jerusalem.
I preacher to be king upon Israel in/on/with Jerusalem
13 I decided to focus my mind to explore, using wisdom, everything that happens here on earth. This is a tough assignment that God has given people to keep them busy!
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 examined everything people do here on earth, and discovered that it's all so temporary—trying to understand it is like trying to pin down the wind!
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 You can't straighten what is twisted, and you can't count what isn't there.
to pervert not be able to/for be straight and deficiency not be able to/for to count
16 I thought to myself, “I've become very wise, wiser than all the kings of Jerusalem before me. My mind has gained a great deal of 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 So I decided to use my mind to learn everything about wisdom, and madness and foolishness as well. But I found out that this is as hard as trying to catch hold of the wind.
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 with great wisdom comes great frustration. The greater the knowledge, the greater the pain.
for in/on/with abundance wisdom many vexation and to add knowledge to add pain
