Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 2:2; Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 2:5; Ecclesiastes 2:6; Ecclesiastes 2:8; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 3:9; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ecclesiastes 3:12; Ecclesiastes 3:14; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Ecclesiastes 4:3; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Ecclesiastes 8:3; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Ecclesiastes 8:10; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Ecclesiastes 8:14; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Ecclesiastes 9:6; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 11:5; Ecclesiastes 12:12

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Ecclesiastes 1:9

9 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.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

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

Ecclesiastes 2:3

3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.

Ecclesiastes 2:5

5 I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;

Ecclesiastes 2:6

6 I made ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees.

Ecclesiastes 2:8

8 Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male and female singers and the pleasures of men -many concubines.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

11 Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

12 So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?

Ecclesiastes 2:17

17 So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

9 What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?

Ecclesiastes 3:11

11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

Ecclesiastes 3:12

12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;

Ecclesiastes 3:14

14 I know that everything God does will remain forever; there is nothing to add to it and there is nothing to take from it, for God has so worked that men should fear Him.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

1 Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

Ecclesiastes 4:3

3 But better off than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

1 Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

12 For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 7:14

14 In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider - God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

29 "Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices."

Ecclesiastes 8:3

3 "Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases."

Ecclesiastes 8:4

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

Ecclesiastes 8:9

9 All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt.

Ecclesiastes 8:10

10 So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

11 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly .

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.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

16 When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night ),

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:6

6 Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

19 Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

5 Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things.

Ecclesiastes 12:12

12 But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless , and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.