3
What
profit hath a
man of all his
labour which he
taketh under the
sun?
4
One
generation passeth
away , and another
generation cometh : but the
earth abideth for
ever.
5
The
sun also
ariseth , and the
sun goeth
down , and
hasteth to his
place where he
arose .
6
The
wind goeth toward the
south, and turneth
about unto the
north; it whirleth about
continually , and the
wind returneth
again according to his
circuits.
7
All the
rivers run into the
sea; yet the
sea is not
full; unto the
place from whence the
rivers come , thither they
return again .
8
All
things are full of
labour; man cannot utter it: the
eye is not
satisfied with
seeing , nor the
ear filled with
hearing .
9
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is
done is that which shall be
done : and there is no
new thing under the
sun.
10
Is
there any
thing whereof it may be
said ,
See , this is
new? it hath been
already of old
time, which was
before us.
11
There is no
remembrance of
former things; neither shall there be any
remembrance of things that are to
come with those that shall come
after.
.Wy.hiY,v ~yin{r]x;a'l ~;g.w ~yin{vair'l !w{
r.kiz !yea ? h'n{r]x;a'l .Wy.hiY,v ~i[ !w{
r'Kiz ~,h'l h,y.hIy -a{l
13
And I
gave my
heart to
seek and search
out by
wisdom concerning all things that are
done under
heaven: this
sore travail hath
God given to the
sons of
man to be
exercised therewith.
14
I have
seen all the
works that are
done under the
sun; and, behold, all is
vanity and
vexation of
spirit.
15
That which is
crooked cannot be made
straight : and that which is
wanting cannot be
numbered .
l;k.Wy -a{l !w{
r.s,x.w !{q.til l;k.Wy -a{l t\
WU[.m ? tw{n'Mih.l
16
I
communed with mine own
heart, saying , Lo, I am come to great
estate , and have
gotten more
wisdom than all they that have been
before me in
Jerusalem: yea, my
heart had
great experience of
wisdom and
knowledge.