Ecclesiastes 1
1 THE WORDS OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
[the] words of Teacher [the] son of David king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Futility of futilities he said Teacher futility of futilities everything [is] futility.
3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
What? profit [belongs] to humankind in all toil his that he toils under the sun.
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
A generation [is] going and a generation [is] coming and the earth for ever [is] continuing.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
And it rises the sun and it goes the sun and to place its [is] panting [is] rising it there.
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its circuit, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
[it is] going To [the] south and [it is] circling to [the] north circling around - circling around [is] going the wind and on circuits its [is] returning the wind.
7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
All the rivers [are] going to the sea and the sea not it [is] full to [the] place where the rivers [are] going there they [are] returning to go.
8 All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
All things [are] wearisome not he is able anyone to speak [them] not it is satisfied an eye by seeing and not it is filled an ear from hearing.
9 That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
Whatever it has been it [is] which will be and whatever (which has been done *L(abh)*) it [is] which will be done and there not [is] any new [thing] under the sun.
10 Is there a thing whereof it is said: 'See, this is new'? — it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.
[is] there? Anything that anyone will say see this [is] new it already it has been to ancient times which it was from to before us.
11 There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.
There not [is] remembrance of the former [things] and also of the subsequent [things] that they will be not it will be of them remembrance with who will be to the later [time].
12 I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I Teacher I was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; it is a sore task that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
And I gave heart my to study and to discover by wisdom on all that it has been done under the heavens it - [is] a task of evil [which] he has given God to [the] children of humankind to be busy with it.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun and there! everything [is] futility and striving of wind.
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
[something] bent Not it is able to become straight and something missing not it is able to be numbered.
16 I spoke with my own heart, saying: 'Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem'; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
I have spoken I with heart my saying I here! I have made great and I have increased wisdom above every [one] who he was before me over Jerusalem and heart my it has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly — I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
And I gave! heart my to know wisdom and to know madness and folly I knew that also this it [is] a striving of wind.
18 For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For [is] in abundance of wisdom abundance of frustration so someone may increase knowledge he will increase pain.
