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1. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher;
"Vanity of vanities, all _is_ vanity."
"Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
3. What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he toils under the sun?
4. _One_ generation passes away, and _another_ generation comes;
4. One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
5. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down,
@@ -20,38 +20,38 @@ The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
7. All the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea _is_ not full;
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
8. All things _are_ full of labor;
Man cannot express _it._
8. All things are full of labor;
Man cannot express it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
9. That which has been _is_ what will be,
That which _is_ done is what will be done,
And _there is_ nothing new under the sun.
9. That which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
10. Is there anything of which it may be said,
"See, this _is_ new"?
"See, this is new"?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
11. _There is_ no remembrance of former _things,_
Nor will there be any remembrance of _things_ that are to come
By _those_ who will come after.The Grief of Wisdom
11. There is no remembrance of former things,
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.The Grief of Wisdom
12. I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.
14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all _is_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
15. _What is_ crooked cannot be made straight,
15. What is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
16. I communed with my heart, saying, "Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge."
17. And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
18. For in much wisdom _is_ much grief,
18. For in much wisdom is much grief,
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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# Chapter 2
1. I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also _was_ vanity.
1. I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also was vanity.
2. I said of laughter--"Madness!"; and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"
3. I searched in my heart _how_ to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what _was_ good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.
3. I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.
4. I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards.
5. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all _kinds_ of fruit trees in them.
5. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.
6. I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove.
7. I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house. Yes, I had greater possessions of herds and flocks than all who were in Jerusalem before me.
8. I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, _and_ musical instruments of all kinds.
8. I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and musical instruments of all kinds.
9. So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
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11. Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all _was_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
_There was_ no profit under the sun.The End of the Wise and the Fool
And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.The End of the Wise and the Fool
12. Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly;
For what _can_ the man _do_ who succeeds the king?--
_Only_ what he has already done.
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?--
Only what he has already done.
13. Then I saw that wisdom excels folly
As light excels darkness.
14. The wise man's eyes _are_ in his head,
14. The wise man's eyes are in his head,
But the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I myself perceived
That the same event happens to them all.
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It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?"
Then I said in my heart,
"This also _is_ vanity."
"This also is vanity."
16. For _there is_ no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever,
Since all that now _is_ will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise _man_ die?
16. For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever,
Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise man die?
As the fool!
17. Therefore I hated life because the work that was done under the sun _was_ distressing to me, for all _is_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
17. Therefore I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me, for all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
18. Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
19. And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also _is_ vanity.
19. And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20. Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.
21. For there is a man whose labor _is_ with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also _is_ vanity and a great evil.
21. For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22. For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun?
23. For all his days _are_ sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
23. For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
24. Nothing _is_ better for a man _than_ that he should eat and drink, and _that_ his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.
24. Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.
25. For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
26. For _God_ gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who _is_ good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to _him who is_ good before God. This also _is_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
26. For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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# Chapter 3
1. To everything _there is_ a season,
1. To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2. A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck _what is_ planted;
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3. A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
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10. I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.
11. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
12. I know that nothing _is_ better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,
13. and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it _is_ the gift of God.
12. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,
13. and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God.
14. I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does _it,_ that men should fear before Him.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
15. That which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God requires an account of what is past.Injustice Seems to Prevail
16. Moreover I saw under the sun:
_In_ the place of judgment,
Wickedness _was_ there;
And _in_ the place of righteousness,
Iniquity _was_ there.
In the place of judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
Iniquity was there.
17. I said in my heart,
"God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For _there is_ a time there for every purpose and for every work."
For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
18. I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are _like_ animals."
19. For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all _is_ vanity.
18. I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals."
19. For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.
20. All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust.
21. Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?
22. So I perceived that nothing _is_ better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that _is_ his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?
22. So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

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1. Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter--
On the side of their oppressors _there is_ power,
On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
2. Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead,
More than the living who are still alive.
3. Yet, better than both _is he_ who has never existed,
3. Yet, better than both is he who has never existed,
Who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.The Vanity of Selfish Toil
4. Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also _is_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
4. Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
5. The fool folds his hands
And consumes his own flesh.
6. Better a handful _with_ quietness
Than both hands full, _together with_ toil and grasping for the wind.
6. Better a handful with quietness
Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.
7. Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:
8. There is one alone, without companion:
He has neither son nor brother.
Yet _there is_ no end to all his labors,
Yet there is no end to all his labors,
Nor is his eye satisfied with riches.
_But_ _he never asks,_
But he never asks,
"For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?"
This also _is_ vanity and a grave misfortune.The Value of a Friend
This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.The Value of a Friend
9. Two _are_ better than one,
9. Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him _who is_ alone when he falls,
For _he has_ no one to help him up.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
11. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm _alone?_
But how can one be warm alone?
12. Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.Popularity Passes Away
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15. I saw all the living who walk under the sun;
They were with the second youth who stands in his place.
16. _There was_ no end of all the people over whom he was made king;
16. There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king;
Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him.
Surely this also _is_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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2. Do not be rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God _is_ in heaven, and you on earth;
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words be few.
3. For a dream comes through much activity,
And a fool's voice _is known_ by _his_ many words.
And a fool's voice is known by his many words.
4. When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it;
For _He has_ no pleasure in fools.
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed--
5. Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
6. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger _of God_ that it _was_ an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands?
7. For in the multitude of dreams and many words _there is_ also vanity. But fear God.The Vanity of Gain and Honor
6. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands?
7. For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God.The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8. If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
9. Moreover the profit of the land is for all; _even_ the king is served from the field.
9. Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
10. He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver;
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase.
This also _is_ vanity.
This also is vanity.
11. When goods increase,
They increase who eat them;
So what profit have the owners
Except to see _them_ with their eyes?
Except to see them with their eyes?
12. The sleep of a laboring man _is_ sweet,
12. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,
Whether he eats little or much;
But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.
13. There is a severe evil _which_ I have seen under the sun:
13. There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
14. But those riches perish through misfortune;
When he begets a son, _there is_ nothing in his hand.
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
15. As he came from his mother's womb, naked shall he return,
To go as he came;
And he shall take nothing from his labor
Which he may carry away in his hand.
16. And this also _is_ a severe evil--
16. And this also is a severe evil--
Just exactly as he came, so shall he go.
And what profit has he who has labored for the wind?
17. All his days he also eats in darkness,
And _he has_ much sorrow and sickness and anger.
And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger.
18. Here is what I have seen: _It is_ good and fitting _for one_ to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it _is_ his heritage.
19. As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor--this _is_ the gift of God.
20. For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps _him_ busy with the joy of his heart.
18. Here is what I have seen: It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; for it is his heritage.
19. As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor--this is the gift of God.
20. For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.

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# Chapter 6
1. There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it _is_ common among men:
2. A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This _is_ vanity, and it _is_ an evil affliction.
1. There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
2. A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil affliction.
3. If a man begets a hundred _children_ and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say _that_ a stillborn child _is_ better than he--
3. If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he--
4. for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
5. Though it has not seen the sun or known _anything,_ this has more rest than that man,
5. Though it has not seen the sun or known anything, this has more rest than that man,
6. even if he lives a thousand years twice--but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one place?
7. All the labor of man _is_ for his mouth,
7. All the labor of man is for his mouth,
And yet the soul is not satisfied.
8. For what more has the wise _man_ than the fool?
8. For what more has the wise man than the fool?
What does the poor man have,
Who knows _how_ to walk before the living?
Who knows how to walk before the living?
9. Better _is_ the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire.
This also _is_ vanity and grasping for the wind.
9. Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire.
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
10. Whatever one is, he has been named already,
For it is known that he _is_ man;
For it is known that he is man;
And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
11. Since there are many things that increase vanity,
How _is_ man the better?
How is man the better?
12. For who knows what _is_ good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
12. For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?

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# Chapter 7
1. A good name _is_ better than precious ointment,
1. A good name is better than precious ointment,
And the day of death than the day of one's birth;
2. Better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that _is_ the end of all men;
And the living will take _it_ to heart.
For that is the end of all men;
And the living will take it to heart.
3. Sorrow _is_ better than laughter,
3. Sorrow is better than laughter,
For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.
4. The heart of the wise _is_ in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools _is_ in the house of mirth.
4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5. _It is_ better to hear the rebuke of the wise
5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6. For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,
So _is_ the laughter of the fool.
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity.
7. Surely oppression destroys a wise _man's_ reason,
7. Surely oppression destroys a wise man's reason,
And a bribe debases the heart.
8. The end of a thing _is_ better than its beginning;
The patient in spirit _is_ better than the proud in spirit.
8. The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9. Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
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"Why were the former days better than these?"
For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
11. Wisdom _is_ good with an inheritance,
11. Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable to those who see the sun.
12. For wisdom _is_ a defense _as_ money _is_ a defense,
But the excellence of knowledge _is that_ wisdom gives life to those who have it.
12. For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense,
But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
13. Consider the work of God;
For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
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14. In the day of prosperity be joyful,
But in the day of adversity consider:
Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other,
So that man can find out nothing _that will come_ after him.
So that man can find out nothing that will come after him.
15. I have seen everything in my days of vanity:
There is a just _man_ who perishes in his righteousness,
And there is a wicked _man_ who prolongs _life_ in his wickedness.
There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness,
And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.
16. Do not be overly righteous,
Nor be overly wise:
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Nor be foolish:
Why should you die before your time?
18. _It is_ good that you grasp this,
18. It is good that you grasp this,
And also not remove your hand from the other;
For he who fears God will escape them all.
19. Wisdom strengthens the wise
More than ten rulers of the city.
20. For _there is_ not a just man on earth who does good
20. For there is not a just man on earth who does good
And does not sin.
21. Also do not take to heart everything people say,
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23. All this I have proved by wisdom.
I said, "I will be wise";
But it _was_ far from me.
But it was far from me.
24. As for that which is far off and exceedingly deep,
Who can find it out?
25. I applied my heart to know,
To search and seek out wisdom and the reason _of things,_
To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things,
To know the wickedness of folly,
Even of foolishness _and_ madness.
Even of foolishness and madness.
26. And I find more bitter than death
The woman whose heart _is_ snares and nets,
Whose hands _are_ fetters.
The woman whose heart is snares and nets,
Whose hands are fetters.
He who pleases God shall escape from her,
But the sinner shall be trapped by her.
27. "Here is what I have found," says the Preacher,
"_Adding_ one thing to the other to find out the reason,
"Adding one thing to the other to find out the reason,
28. Which my soul still seeks but I cannot find:
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# Chapter 8
1. Who _is_ like a wise _man?_
1. Who is like a wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
A man's wisdom makes his face shine,
And the sternness of his face is changed.Obey Authorities for God's Sake
2. I _say,_ "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God.
2. I say, "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God.
3. Do not be hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him."
4. Where the word of a king _is, there is_ power;
4. Where the word of a king is, there is power;
And who may say to him, "What are you doing?"
5. He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful;
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8. No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit,
And no one has power in the day of death.
_There is_ no release from that war,
There is no release from that war,
And wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it.
9. All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: _There is_ a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.Death Comes to All
9. All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.Death Comes to All
10. Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also _is_ vanity.
10. Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity.
11. Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
12. Though a sinner does evil a hundred _times,_ and his _days_ are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
13. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong _his_ days, _which are_ as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
12. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
13. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
14. There is a vanity which occurs on earth, that there are just _men_ to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked _men_ to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also _is_ vanity.
14. There is a vanity which occurs on earth, that there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.
15. So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor _all_ the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
15. So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
16. When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night,
17. then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. For though a man labors to discover _it,_ yet he will not find _it;_ moreover, though a wise _man_ attempts to know _it,_ he will not be able to find _it._
17. then I saw all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. For though a man labors to discover it, yet he will not find it; moreover, though a wise man attempts to know it, he will not be able to find it.

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# Chapter 9
1. For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works _are_ in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred _by_ anything _they see_ before them.
2. All things _come_ alike to all:
One event _happens_ to the righteous and the wicked;
1. For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred by anything they see before them.
2. All things come alike to all:
One event happens to the righteous and the wicked;
To the good, the clean, and the unclean;
To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice.
As is the good, so _is_ the sinner;
He who takes an oath as _he_ who fears an oath.
As is the good, so is the sinner;
He who takes an oath as he who fears an oath.
3. This _is_ an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing _happens_ to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness _is_ in their hearts while they live, and after that _they go_ to the dead.
3. This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
4. But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5. For the living know that they will die;
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8. Let your garments always be white,
And let your head lack no oil.
9. Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that _is_ your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
9. Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
10. Whatever your hand finds to do, do _it_ with your might; for _there is_ no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
10. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
11. I returned and saw under the sun that--
The race _is_ not to the swift,
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
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12. For man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men _are_ snared in an evil time,
So the sons of men are snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.Wisdom Superior to Folly
13. This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it _seemed_ great to me:
14. _There was_ a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.
13. This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it seemed great to me:
14. There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it.
15. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
16. Then I said:
"Wisdom _is_ better than strength.
Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom _is_ despised,
"Wisdom is better than strength.
Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised,
And his words are not heard.
17. Words of the wise, _spoken_ quietly, _should be_ heard
17. Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard
Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
18. Wisdom _is_ better than weapons of war;
18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But one sinner destroys much good."

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# Chapter 10
1. Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment,
And cause it to give off a foul odor;
_So does_ a little folly to one respected for wisdom _and_ honor.
So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.
2. A wise man's heart _is_ at his right hand,
2. A wise man's heart is at his right hand,
But a fool's heart at his left.
3. Even when a fool walks along the way,
He lacks wisdom,
And he shows everyone _that_ he _is_ a fool.
And he shows everyone that he is a fool.
4. If the spirit of the ruler rises against you,
Do not leave your post;
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And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
9. He who quarries stones may be hurt by them,
_And_ he who splits wood may be endangered by it.
And he who splits wood may be endangered by it.
10. If the ax is dull,
And one does not sharpen the edge,
Then he must use more strength;
But wisdom brings success.
11. A serpent may bite when _it is_ not charmed;
11. A serpent may bite when it is not charmed;
The babbler is no different.
12. The words of a wise man's mouth _are_ gracious,
12. The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious,
But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;
13. The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
And the end of his talk _is_ raving madness.
And the end of his talk is raving madness.
14. A fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
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15. The labor of fools wearies them,
For they do not even know how to go to the city!
16. Woe to you, O land, when your king _is_ a child,
16. Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
And your princes feast in the morning!
17. Blessed _are_ you, O land, when your king _is_ the son of nobles,
17. Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
And your princes feast at the proper time--
For strength and not for drunkenness!

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For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
3. If the clouds are full of rain,
They empty _themselves_ upon the earth;
They empty themselves upon the earth;
And if a tree falls to the south or the north,
In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie.
4. He who observes the wind will not sow,
And he who regards the clouds will not reap.
5. As you do not know what _is_ the way of the wind,
_Or_ how the bones _grow_ in the womb of her who is with child,
5. As you do not know what is the way of the wind,
Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child,
So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.
6. In the morning sow your seed,
And in the evening do not withhold your hand;
For you do not know which will prosper,
Either this or that,
Or whether both alike _will be_ good.
Or whether both alike will be good.
7. Truly the light is sweet,
And _it is_ pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun;
And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun;
8. But if a man lives many years
_And_ rejoices in them all,
And rejoices in them all,
Yet let him remember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming _is_ vanity.Seek God in Early Life
All that is coming is vanity.Seek God in Early Life
9. Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,
And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth;
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10. Therefore remove sorrow from your heart,
And put away evil from your flesh,
For childhood and youth _are_ vanity.
For childhood and youth are vanity.

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For man goes to his eternal home,
And the mourners go about the streets.
6. _Remember your Creator_ before the silver cord is loosed,
6. Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed,
Or the golden bowl is broken,
Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain,
Or the wheel broken at the well.
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And the spirit will return to God who gave it.
8. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher,
"All _is_ vanity."The Whole Duty of Man
"All is vanity."The Whole Duty of Man
9. And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out _and_ set in order many proverbs.
10. The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and _what was_ written _was_ upright--words of truth.
9. And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs.
10. The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright--words of truth.
11. The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.
12. And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books _there is_ no end, and much study _is_ wearisome to the flesh.
12. And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.
13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,