Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 1:10; Ecclesiastes 2:1; Ecclesiastes 2:2; Ecclesiastes 2:15; Ecclesiastes 3:17; Ecclesiastes 3:18; Ecclesiastes 5:6; Ecclesiastes 6:3; Ecclesiastes 7:10; Ecclesiastes 7:23; Ecclesiastes 7:27; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Ecclesiastes 8:14; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 9:16; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Ecclesiastes 12:8

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Ecclesiastes 1:2

2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
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Ecclesiastes 1:10

10 Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new "? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us.
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Ecclesiastes 2:1

1 I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.
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Ecclesiastes 2:2

2 I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"
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Ecclesiastes 2:15

15 Then I said to myself, "As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said to myself, "This too is vanity."
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Ecclesiastes 3:17

17 I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there.
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Ecclesiastes 3:18

18 I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts."
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Ecclesiastes 5:6

6 Do not let your speech cause you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry on account of your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
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Ecclesiastes 6:3

3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,
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Ecclesiastes 7:10

10 Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
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Ecclesiastes 7:23

23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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Ecclesiastes 7:27

27 "Behold, I have discovered this," says the Preacher, "adding one thing to another to find an explanation,
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Ecclesiastes 8:4

4 Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, "What are you doing?"
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Ecclesiastes 8:14

14 There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil men to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility.
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Ecclesiastes 8:17

17 and I saw every work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot discover.
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Ecclesiastes 9:16

16 So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.
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Ecclesiastes 10:3

3 Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.
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Ecclesiastes 12:1

1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them";
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Ecclesiastes 12:8

8 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "all is vanity!"
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