Ecclesiastes 1
1 [the] words of Teacher [the] son of David king in Jerusalem.
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Futility of futilities he said Teacher futility of futilities everything [is] futility.
All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
3 What? profit [belongs] to humankind in all toil his that he toils under the sun.
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
4 A generation [is] going and a generation [is] coming and the earth for ever [is] continuing.
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
5 And it rises the sun and it goes the sun and to place its [is] panting [is] rising it there.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
6 [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.
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
7 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.
All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
8 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.
All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
9 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.
That which has been, is that which is to be, and that which has been done, is that which will be done, and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 [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.
Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.
11 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].
There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.
12 I Teacher I was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 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.
And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.
14 I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun and there! everything [is] futility and striving of wind.
I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
15 [something] bent Not it is able to become straight and something missing not it is able to be numbered.
That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
16 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.
I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem — yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
17 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.
And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.
18 For [is] in abundance of wisdom abundance of frustration so someone may increase knowledge he will increase pain.
Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.
