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Ecclesiastes 1 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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All Is Vanity

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The words of the [fn]Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

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“[fn]Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,

“[fn]Vanity of vanities! All is [fn]vanity.”

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What advantage does man have in all his labor

In which he labors under the sun?

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A generation goes and a generation comes,

But the earth stands forever.

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Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;

And [fn]hastening to its place it rises there again.

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Going toward the south,

Then [fn]circling toward the north,

The wind goes [fn]circling along;

And on its circular courses the wind returns.

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All the rivers go into the sea,

Yet the sea is not full.

To the place where the rivers go,

There they [fn]continually go.

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All things are wearisome;

Man is not able to speak of it.

The eye is not satisfied with seeing,

Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

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That which has been is that which will be,

And that which has been done is that which will be done.

So there is nothing new under the sun.

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Is there anything of which one might say,

“See this, it is new”?

Already it has been for ages

Which were before us.

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There is no remembrance of [fn]earlier things;

And also of the [fn]later things which will be,

There will be for them no remembrance

Among those who will come [fn]later still.

The Vanity of Wisdom

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I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13 - And I gave my heart to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [fn]a grievous endeavor which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is [fn]vanity and striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:15 - What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

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I spoke within my heart, saying, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my heart has seen an abundance of wisdom and knowledge.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and simpleminded folly; I came to know that this also is striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - Because in much wisdom there is much vexation, and whoever increases knowledge increases pain.
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Or speaker of an assembly, leader of an assembly; or possibly the one who gathers an assembly; Heb Qoheleth
Or Futility of futilities
Or Futility of futilities
Or futile
Lit panting
Lit turning
Lit turning
Lit turn to go
Lit first, former
Lit latter, after
Lit latter, after
Lit an evil
Or futility
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Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras