Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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Divrei Kohelet, Ben Dovid, Melech in Yerushalayim.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all <em>is</em> vanity.
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Hevel havalim, saith Kohelet, hevel havalim; all is hevel.
3 What profit does a man have of all his labour which he takes under the sun?
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What profit hath a man from all his amal (toil) which he hath toiled under the shemesh?
4 <em>One</em> generation passes away, and <em>another</em> generation comes, but the earth abides for ever.
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Dor v’dor, generations come and go, passing away; but ha’aretz remaineth l’olam.
5 The sun arises, and the sun goes down, and with desire returns to his place from which he arises again.
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The shemesh also ariseth, and the shemesh goeth down, and hasteth to its place, there to arise again.
6 The wind goes toward the south and turns about unto the north; it whirls about continually, and the wind returns again according to its circuits.
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The ruach (wind) goeth toward the darom (south), and turneth about unto the tzafon (north); it whirleth about continually, and the ruach returneth again according to its circuits.
7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea <em>is</em> not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, there they return again.
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All the neharot (rivers) run into the yam; yet the yam is not full; unto the place from whence the neharot come, thither they return to go again.
8 All things <em>are</em> full of labour; more <em>than</em> man can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing.
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All things are wearisome; no ish can express it; the ayin is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ozen full with hearing.
9 The thing that has been, it <em>is that</em> which shall be; and that which is done <em>is</em> that which shall be done; and <em>there is</em> no new <em>thing</em> under the sun.
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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 nothing chadash under the shemesh.
10 Is there <em>any</em> thing of which it may be said, See, this <em>is</em> new? it has been already of old time which was before us.
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Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is chadash? L’olamim (ages ago), which were before us, it hath been already.
11 <em>There is</em> no remembrance of former <em>things</em>; neither shall there be <em>any</em> remembrance of <em>things</em> that are to come with <em>those</em> that shall come after.
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There is no zichron (remembrance) of former things; neither shall there be with those who come after any zikaron (recollection) of things that are to come.
12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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I, Kohelet, was Melech over Yisroel in Yerushalayim.
13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all <em>things</em> that are done under heaven (this sore travail God has given to the sons of man that they be occupied in it).
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And I set my lev to seek and search out by chochmah concerning all things that are done under Shomayim; what grievous task hath Elohim given to the bnei haAdam to be afflicted therewith.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all <em>is</em> vanity and vexation of spirit.
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I have seen all the ma’asim that are done under the shemesh; and, hinei, all is hevel and chasing after ruach (wind).
15 <em>That which is</em> crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.
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That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and chesron (that which is lacking) cannot be numbered.
16 I communed with my own heart, saying, Behold, I am come to great estate and have gotten more wisdom than all <em>those</em> that have been before me in Jerusalem; and my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
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I communed with mine own lev, saying, Hinei, I am come to greatness, even greater chochmah than all they that have been before me over Yerushalayim; yea, my lev had great experience of chochmah and da’as.
17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom and knowledge and to know folly and <em>those who are</em> mad; I learned <em>in the end</em> that this also is vexation of spirit.
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And I applied my lev to have da’as of chochmah, and to have da’as of holelot (madness) and sichlut (folly); I perceived that this also is striving after ruach (wind).
18 For in much wisdom <em>is</em> much grief, and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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For in much chochmah (wisdom) is much ka’as (grief, vexation); and he that increaseth da’as increaseth mach’ov (sorrow).
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