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1 The _ words_ ofTeacher the _ son_ ofDāvid king in/on/at/with _ Yə rūshālam/(Jerusalem) .
2 Futility _ offutilities Teacher he _ saidfutility _ offutilities the _ all [is] _ futility3 What advantage have _ the_ man in _ all toil _ of_ his which _ toils under the _ sun .
4 A _ generation[is] _ goingand _ generation [is] _ comingand _ the _ earth to _ forever [is] _ continuing5 And _ rises the _ sun and _ sets the _ sun and _ near/to place _ of_ its [it _ is]_ panting[is] _ risingit there .
6 [it _ is]_ goingto [the] _ southand _ goes _ aroundto [the] _ northcircling _ aroundcircling _ around[is] _ goingthe _ wind and _ on circuits _ of_ its [is] _ returningthe _ wind .
7 All _ ofthe _ streams [are] _ goingto the _ sea and _ the _ sea never _ he [is] _ fullto the _ place_ ofwhere _ the _ streams [are] _ goingthere they [are] _ returningto _ flow .
8 All _ ofthe _ things [are] _ wearisomenot anyone he _ is_ ableto _ say not an _ eyeit _ is_ satisfiedto _ see and _ not an _ earit _ is_ filledwith _ hearing .
9 Whatever which _ been it what _ be and _ what which _ done it what _ done and _ there _ is_ notany _ ofnew _ [thing]under the _ sun .
10 [is] _ thereanything which _ say see this [is] _ newit already it _ has_ beenin _ ages which it _ wasfrom _ to/for _ before _ of_ us .
11 There _ [is]_ notremembrance _ ofthe _ long _ agoand _ also of _ those_ later who _ there _ benot it _ will_ beto/for _ them remembrance with who _ come in _ the_ following _ time12 I Teacher I _ wasking over Yisrāʼēl /(Israel) in/on/at/with _ Yə rūshālam/(Jerusalem) .
13 And _ applied DOM mind _ of_ my to _ seek and _ to _ explore in/on/at/with _ wisdom on all that it _ has_ been_ doneunder the _ heavens it [is] _ a_ businessevil [which] _ he_ has_ givengod to _ sons _ ofthe _ humankind to _ busy in/on/over _ him/it .
14 I _ have_ seenDOM all _ ofthe _ works that _ done under the _ sun and _ see/lo/see the _ all [is] _ futilityand _ chasing _ ofwind .
15 [that _ which_ is]_ bentnot it _ is_ ableto _ straightened and _ what _ is_ lackingnot it _ is_ ableto _ counted .
16 I _ have_ spokenI with heart _ of_ my to _ say I here I _ have_ made_ greatand _ increased wisdom above every [one] _ whohe _ wasto/for _ my _ face/front over Yə rūshālam and _ mind _ of_ my it _ has_ seenmuch wisdom and _ knowledge .
17 And _ applied mind _ of_ my to _ know wisdom and _ know madness(es) and _ folly I _ knewthat _ also this it [is] _ a_ striving_ ofwind .
18 If/because in/on/at/with _ much _ ofwisdom abundance _ offrustration and _ increases knowledge he _ will_ increasepain .
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