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Ecclesiastes 1

1 The words of son of Jerusalem:

2 “Vapor vapors!” vapors! vapor!” 3 What to humanity exchange for all toil he will toil sun?

4 A generation going

and a generation coming,

but the earth standing perpetuity.

5 And sun

and sun

and, place, rising

6 Going

and turning

turning, wind going

and on circuits wind returning.

7 All rivers going sea,

but the sea—it is not

To place the rivers going,

there

8 All wearisome;

a person speak.

An eye seeing,

and ear hearing.

9 Whatever was, be,

and whatever has been done, be done.

And there is not sun.

10 Is there thing which one says,

“See new?”

in ages before our faces.

11 There is not remembrance the former things,

and even the latter things will be,

there will them who be

12 I, was Jerusalem. 13 And I gave heart seek out to explore wisdom done sun. an given the sons of be busy it. 14 I saw deeds are done sun vapor striving after

15 What is bent be straightened,

and what is be counted. 16 I spoke, heart, me—I have become great, I have added my face my heart knowledge.” 17 And I gave heart know knowledge, folly. knew striving after 18 For an abundance of much one who is adding adding

2 I said, my heart, “Come, me test you joy examine look, vapor. 2 To laughter, said, “It is madness,” to joy, “What 3 I explored my heart how to drag flesh wine—but my heart guiding me wisdom—and how to grasp could see good the sons of might do heavens during the number of days of lives. 4 I enlarged deeds. built myself planted myself 5 I made myself royal parks I planted them tree of 6 I made myself of cause to drink them forest growing 7 I acquired male servants female servants sons of house me. of sheep me, than all were my face Jerusalem. 8 I myself gold treasure of the provinces. appointed myself male singers female singers the pleasures of sons of breasts. 9 And I was great, I added than all were my face Jerusalem. wisdom me. 10 And all eyes did them. did heart any heart was joyful all toil this portion all toil.

11 And I turned, all works hands done to the toil I toiled do look, vapor striving after there was no sun.

12 And I turned, see madness folly, the person to do will come king? which is already, have done it.

13 And I saw, there is profit wisdom than is a profit of light darkness. 14 The wise, eyes are in his head, the fool the darkness walking, I know, happen to of them.

15 And I said, my heart, “As the happening of fool, me, will happen to me. why I then, I said my heart also vapor. 16 For is no the wise person fool perpetuity, already in the days that have come forgotten—and how wise fool?

17 And I hated of the misfortune me—the work was done sun—because vapor striving after 18 And I hated, toil I toiled sun I will leave it the person will be me. 19 And who he be fool? he will have authority all toil I have toiled which I have acted wisely sun. vapor.

20 And I turned, cause heart despair toil I toiled sun. 21 For is person toil is in wisdom in knowledge to a person will give it as his portion. vapor a 22 For the person exchange for all toil in the striving of heart in which he is a toiler sun? 23 Because days are pains, anger is his business, the night, heart vapor.

24 There is no humanity except that he will eat drink cause spirit see his toil. saw, from the hand of God. 25 For eat who enjoy him? 26 For a person is good his face, gives knowledge joy. to the sinner gives the business gather to collect give one who is good the face of vapor striving after

3 For everything there is a season a time every heavens:

2 a time give birth a time die,

a time plant a time tear out was planted,

3 a time kill a time heal,

a time break down a time build,

4 a time weep a time laugh,

a time mourn a time dance,

5 a time throw a time gather

a time embrace a time refrain embracing,

6 a time seek a time lose,

a time keep a time throw away,

7 a time tear a time mend,

a time be silent a time speak,

8 a time love a time hate,

a time of a time of

9 What is the profit of one who does exchange for that which 10 I saw business the sons of be busied it. 11 He his time. sense of duration their heart, work done beginning

12 I know is no them rejoice to do his life 13 and will eat drink see all of toil—it is a gift of 14 I know be it is nothing add, from it is nothing take, God acted that they might fear before his face.

15 Whatever is,

and that which to be, is.

And God seek is pursued.

16 And again saw sun at the place of the place of 17 I said, my heart, “The righteous wicked judge, time exists for every on account of 18 I said, my heart, “Concerning sons of to test them might see animals, 19 Because happening of sons of the happening of animal—there is them. the death of one, death of one. is them both, an advantage of animal, is none, vapor. 20 Both going dust, both dust. 21 Who spirit of sons of the one going up, the spirit of animal, the one going down, the earth? 22 And I saw is nothing that rejoice his works, his portion. bring him look what will be him?

4 And I turned, I saw oppressions being done sun. look, tears of oppressed there was no them. from the hand of ones oppressing them was strength, there was no them. 2 So I praised, who were dead, than living, 3 But better two of them is the one who being done sun.

4 And I saw, of deed, the envy of person his friend. vapor striving after

5 The fool folding hands

and is eating flesh.

6 Better is a full

than of both hands toil striving after

7 And I turned, I saw vaporous thing sun: 8 There is there is not second person—even son brother, is not him—and there is no all toil. eye wealth. why am causing soul lack good things? vapor an

9 Better the two people one person,

that is them exchange for their toil.

10 For fall, one person lift up companion,

but woe to him, one person will fall,

but there is no lift him up.

11 Also, down, there is warmth them,

but for the one person—how there be warmth?

12 And if will overpower him, one person,

the two people stand him,

and the torn in two

13 Better a wise old foolish be warned. 14 For the house of who are imprisoned came forth become king, his kingdom was born 15 I saw living, walking around sun, stand him. 16 There was no all people, all their faces. ones who will be afterward him, vapor striving after

5 Keep feet go house of to draw near listen is better than sacrifice, are not they do 2 Do in haste mouth, not heart bring forth word the face of in heaven, you are on earth; words 3 For dream much the voice of fool comes many

4 When vow vow God, fulfill it, is no the fools. vow, 5 It is better that you vow 6 Do mouth cause flesh sin, the face of messenger an unintentional sin. angry voice destroy deed of hands? 7 For many vaporous things

8 If the extortion of the poor robbery of righteousness see the province, amazed matter, high one high one watching, high ones are watching them. 9 And a profit of land everything, king a

10 A person who loves satisfied with silver whoever satisfied with 11 When good thing people eating it what its master sight of eyes? 12 Sweet the sleep of worker, little whether will eat, the satisfaction of rich person—it is not him sleep.

13 There is sickening have seen sun: its master his harm. 14 And an he had fathered son, there was not his hand. 15 As went out the womb of mother, go he came. will exchange for his toil he will bring his hand.

16 And also is as came, will go, what him will toil the wind? 17 Also, days darkness will eat, his sickness anger.

18 Look, seen is good: is fitting eat to drink to see all toil he will toil sun during the number of days of life given him, portion. 19 Also, given him possessions has empowered him eat it to accept portion to rejoice his toiling—this, gift of 20 For he remember days of life, the joys of heart.

6 There is misfortune have seen sun great 2 a person him possessions honor, he has no his soul all desires, him eat it; foreign eat it—this is vapor a 3 If person father hundred children should live many days of years be, his soul good thing (and also burial place him), said, “Better him is the stillborn child.” 4 For vapor came in the darkness will go in the darkness name be covered. 5 Even the sun did it know. More rest belongs to this one this one. 6 And if lived thousand over, a good thing did not

7 All toil of for his mouth,

and yet soul

8 For for the wise fool? for the poor person knows how walk living? 9 Better is a sight of the eyes the walking of the soul. vapor striving after

10 Whoever was, name been called, it is known a human being. is strive is more powerful he. 11 For are are increasingly the advantage humanity? 12 For knowing good humanity life during the number of days of vaporous he makes them the shadow. declare humanity be him sun?

7 Better is name

and the day of better than the day of birth.

2 Better go house of

than to go house of banquet,

because the end of

and the living give it heart.

3 Better laughter,

for heart made good.

4 The heart of people is in a house of

but the heart of in house of

5 Better listen to rebuke of wise person

than to be a person to song of

6 for the sound of thorns cooking-pot,

so is the laughter of fool.

And vapor.

7 For wise person

and bribe heart.

8 Better an end of thing its beginning.

Better is

9 Do your spirit become angry,

for lap of

10 Do the these?”

For do of wisdom.

11 Wisdom good inheritance

and an advantage those who see sun.

12 For as the shadow of the shadow of

And this is advantage of owners.

13 See work of

for able straighten which has made it crooked?

14 In the good,

but in a day of

indeed, done well as

so that him.

15 I have seen the days of vapor: is righteous person his righteousness, there is wicked person days his evil. 16 Do you be shocked? 17 Do fool—why you die is not time? 18 It is good should take hold this also this hand one who fears go forth of them.

19 Wisdom strong the wise, than ten the city. 20 For person—there is not righteous person the earth

21 Also, all of words say, heart, that will servant you. 22 For heart belittled

23 All this tested wisdom. said, “Let me be wise,” it was far me. 24 Far away which was, deep, find it?

25 I turned, my heart, know to explore, to seek the scheme of things, to know the wickedness that is folly the foolishness that is madness.

26 And bitter death is the woman heart, hands, one who is good the face of flee her, a sinner be captured her.

27 “See, have found,” one find scheme of things. 28 That which soul have a thousand men found. a woman all of did 29 Only have found: sought out

8 Who is like the wise person

and who interpretation of matter?

The wisdom a person light to face

and the strength his face changed.

2 As for me—listen to mouth of king, is, on account of oath God. 3 Do horrified his face—go! an pleases, will do, 4 because the word a king is authoritative, who say him, “What you doing?”

5 One who listens to command

and know time judgment,

6 because every is time judgment,

because misfortune humanity severe him,

7 because is not will be, will be,

who declare it him?

8 No a ruler the spirit restrain spirit,

nor is there the day of

nor is there war,

nor masters.

9 All saw, heart every done sun: time person dominion person

10 And then, saw people they went out, from a walked. they will be forgotten the city had done.

vapor: 11 that decree the heart of sons of full them do 12 that sinner doing hundred times lengthening days himself—yet will be those who fear before his face. 13 But will the wicked, he lengthen his days is not the face of 14 There is done earth: are people befalls them the deeds the wicked people, there are people befalls them the deeds the righteous people. say also vapor.

15 And I praised, is nothing humanity sun eat to drink to rejoice, it accompany him his toil during the days of life given him sun. 16 When gave heart know to see business done earth—for the day in the night his eyes is not 17 and I saw of find deed done sun, that to which toil seek, will even wise person know, is find it.

9 Indeed, of gave heart in order to examine of righteous the wise their work are in the hand of not to their faces.

2 Everything is as all:

one the righteous person for the wicked person,

for the good person,

and for the pure person for the unclean person,

and for the person who sacrifices for the person who

As the good person,

the who swears an oath

just as the person who oath.

3 This is a misfortune everything done sun: for everyone. also, heart of sons of full of madness is in their heart their lives after him they go dead. 4 For joined living, is him—because a better 5 For living they will die, the dead, are not there is no them reward, memory forgotten.

6 Their love hate jealousy is not them portion longer perpetuity all done sun.

7 Go—eat bread joy, drink wine a deeds. 8 At every clothes lacking head. 9 See wife love days of vaporous has given you sun, that is days of vapor, portion life in your toil toiling sun. 10 Everything hand do, your strength, is no scheme of things knowledge wisdom Sheol, going there.

11 I again sun

that the

and not the

and even the wise is

and even discerning people is

and even understanding people is

for occurrence happen to of them.

12 For time.

Like the fish are caught a

and like the birds are caught the snare—

like them, sons humanity snared a time misfortune it falls them

13 Also, saw: sun, great me. 14 There was few it, it, he besieged he built it. 15 And he found it city his wisdom. a person 16 And I said, wisdom might, the wisdom of poor person is despised, his words—they

17 The words of people quietness heeded

more than the cry a ruler the fools.

18 Better is wisdom weapons of

but destroy

10 Dead

heavier wisdom honor is little

2 The heart of wise person is to his right

and heart of fool is to his left.

3 And even the fool going the road,

his heart is lacking,

and he says everyone

that fool.

4 If spirit of ruler you, place,

for lay rest.

5 There is misfortune saw sun,

like an unintentional sin goes out before the face of authority.

6 Folly given places

and rich people the lowly place.

7 I saw

and princes slaves ground.

8 A person who digs pit fall it,

and a person who breaks through wall,

a snake bite him.

9 A person who pulls up be hurt them;

a person who splits be endangered them.

10 If a person has blunted iron

and he faces

he must exert

but a profit being successful is wisdom.

11 If snake charm,

there is no the master of tongue.

12 The words of the mouth of wise person are favor,

but the lips of fool swallow him.

13 The beginning of words of mouth is foolishness

and the end of mouth is

14 But the fool multiply

Humanity happen what be him—

who declare it him?

15 The toil of people weary him

so that does go city.

16 Woe you, your king is a youth

and your princes eat the morning.

17 Blessed are you, your king is a son of

and that your princes eat the time might not drunkenness.

18 With laziness, beams of the roof

and in idleness of house leak.

19 They are making laughter

and wine

but silver answer

20 Even your thought, king,

and in the room of bed, rich person,

for bird of heavens carry voice,

and a master of declare the word.

11 Send out bread face of waters,

for many will find it.

2 Give portion seven even eight,

for do be misfortune earth.

3 If clouds filled with will pour out earth. whether tree fall the south the north, the place tree fall, will be.

4 A person who listens to the wind a person who sees the clouds 5 Just as are not the way of wind, the bones come the womb of full woman, thus do work of

6 In the morning seed, in the evening, hand are not one prosper—this one one?—or whether two of them one will be good.

7 And sweet, is good the eyes see sun. 8 For live all of them him rejoice. let him remember days of will be is coming is vapor.

9 Rejoice, man, your early manhood let heart you glad the days of youth. walk the ways of heart in the sight of eyes, know account of things, bring you judgment. 10 And remove your heart take your flesh, dark hair are vapor.

12 And remember Creator the days of youth, days of come years which will say, “There is not me them;”

2 before sun the light the moon and stars dark

and clouds rain,

3 on the day guards of house tremble,

and men of be bent over,

and women grinders are few,

and who look the window grow dark,

4 and the doors be shut the street;

when sound of grinding is low,

and when a person rises the sound of bird,

and daughters of song humbled;

5 (also are afraid the high place,

and terrors are in the way,

and almond tree

and locusts along,

and caper-fruit

for going eternal

and mourners street)

6 before cord of removed,

and bowl of broken,

and pitcher shattered fountain,

and wheel crushed cistern,

7 and dust earth that it was,

and the spirit it.

8 “Vapor of Qoheleth. “Everything is vapor!”

9 Besides the fact people he weighed, he searched. ordered 10 Qoheleth discover of of written 11 The words of people like goads, like nails masters of are given by 12 Beyond son, warned: the making of is no weariness to the flesh.

13 The end of matter;

everything been heard:

Fear commandments,

for the whole of

14 For bring judgment,

concerning

whether whether

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