Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 1:10; Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Ecclesiastes 2:3; Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 2:13; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:10; Ecclesiastes 3:13; Ecclesiastes 3:16; Ecclesiastes 3:18; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Ecclesiastes 4:3; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 4:7; Ecclesiastes 4:15; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 5:18; Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 6:5; Ecclesiastes 7:11; Ecclesiastes 7:13; Ecclesiastes 7:14; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 7:27; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Ecclesiastes 8:10; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Ecclesiastes 9:13; Ecclesiastes 10:5; Ecclesiastes 10:7; Ecclesiastes 11:4; Ecclesiastes 11:7; Ecclesiastes 12:3

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Ecclesiastes 1:8

8 All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
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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 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.
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Ecclesiastes 1:16

16 I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."
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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.
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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?
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Ecclesiastes 2:13

13 And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
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Ecclesiastes 2:24

24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:10

10 I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13

13 moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor -it is the gift of God.
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Ecclesiastes 3:16

16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
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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 3:22

22 I have seen that nothing is better than that man should be happy in his activities, for that is his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him?
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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.
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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.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4

4 I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.
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Ecclesiastes 4:7

7 Then I looked again at vanity under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 4:15

15 I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who replaces him.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8

8 If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
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Ecclesiastes 5:13

13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.
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Ecclesiastes 5:18

18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink and enjoy oneself in all one's labor in which he toils under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.
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Ecclesiastes 6:1

1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men -
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Ecclesiastes 6:5

5 "It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he.
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Ecclesiastes 7:11

11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 7:13

13 Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent?
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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.
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Ecclesiastes 7:15

15 I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.
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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 7:29

29 "Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices."
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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.
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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.
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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 ),
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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 9:9

9 Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun ; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:11

11 I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.
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Ecclesiastes 9:13

13 Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.
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Ecclesiastes 10:5

5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes forth from the ruler -
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Ecclesiastes 10:7

7 I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
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Ecclesiastes 11:4

4 He who watches the wind will not sow and he who looks at the clouds will not reap.
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Ecclesiastes 11:7

7 The light is pleasant, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 12:3

3 in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and mighty men stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;
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