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Ecclesiastes 1 :: New English Translation (NET)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:1 - The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 - "Futile! Futile!" laments the Teacher, "Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3 - What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:4 - A generation comes and a generation goes, but the earth remains the same through the ages.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:5 - The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries away to a place from which it rises again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:6 - The wind goes to the south and circles around to the north; round and round the wind goes and on its rounds it returns.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:7 - All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:8 - All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:9 - What exists now is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing truly new on earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:10 - Is there anything about which someone can say, "Look at this! It is new!"? It was already done long ago, before our time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:11 - No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations.

The Futility of Wisdom

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:12 - I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13 - I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile - like chasing the wind!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:15

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:16 - I thought to myself, "I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.
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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 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible 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