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The Futility of All Endeavor

The words of the aPreacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 “1aVanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,“2Vanity of vanities! All is 3vanity.”
3 aWhat advantage does man have in all his workWhich he does under the sun?4 A generation goes and a generation comes,But the aearth 1remains forever.5 Also, athe sun rises and the sun sets;And 1hastening to its place it rises there again.6 1aBlowing toward the south,Then turning toward the north,The wind continues 2swirling along;And on its circular courses the wind returns.7 All the rivers 1flow into the sea,Yet the sea is not full.To the place where the rivers 2flow,There they 3flow again.8 All things are wearisome;Man is not able to tell it.aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,Nor is the ear filled with hearing.9 aThat 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.10 Is there anything of which one might say,“See this, it is new”?Already it has existed for agesWhich were before us.11 There is ano remembrance of 1earlier things;And also of the 2later things which will occur,There will be for them no remembranceAmong those who will come 3later still.
The Futility of Wisdom

12 I, the aPreacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I aset my 1mind to seek and bexplore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is 2a grievous ctask which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is 1avanity and striving after wind. 15 What is acrooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.

16 I 1said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased awisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my 2mind has observed 3a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I aset my 1mind to know wisdom and to bknow madness and folly; I realized that this also is cstriving after wind. 18 Because ain much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

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The Futility of All Endeavors

The words of the aPreacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 “aFutility of futilities,” says the Preacher,“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”
3 aWhat advantage does a person have in all his workWhich he does under the sun?4 A generation goes and a generation comes,But the aearth 1remains forever.5 Also, athe sun rises and the sun sets;And 1hurrying to its place it rises there again.6 1aBlowing toward the south,Then turning toward the north,The wind continues 2swirling along;And on its circular courses the wind returns.7 All the rivers 1flow into the sea,Yet the sea is not full.To the place where the rivers 2flow,There they 3flow again.8 All things are wearisome;No one can tell it.aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,Nor is the ear filled with hearing.9 aWhat has been, it is what will be,And what has been done, it is what will be done.So there is nothing new under the sun.10 Is there anything of which one might say,“See this, it is new”?It has already existed for agesWhich were before us.11 There is ano remembrance of the 1earlier things,And of the later things as well, which will occur,There will be no remembrance of themAmong those who will come later still.
The Futility of Wisdom

12 I, the aPreacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I aset my 1mind to seek and bexplore by wisdom about everything that has been done under heaven. It is a 2csorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is afutility and striving after wind. 15 What is acrooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

16 I 1said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased awisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my 2mind has observed 3a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I aapplied my 1mind to know wisdom and to bknow insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is cstriving after wind. 18 Because ain much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

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All Is Vanity

The words of the 1aPreacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 “1aVanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,“2Vanity of vanities! All is 3vanity.”
3 aWhat advantage does man have in all his laborIn which he labors under the sun?4 A generation goes and a generation comes,But the aearth stands forever.5 Also, athe sun rises and the sun sets;And 1hastening to its place it rises there again.6 aGoing toward the south,Then 1circling toward the north,The wind goes 2circling along;And on its circular courses the wind returns.7 All the rivers go into the sea,Yet the sea is not full.To the place where the rivers go,There they 1continually go.8 All things are wearisome;Man is not able to speak of it.aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,Nor is the ear filled with hearing.9 aThat 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.10 Is there anything of which one might say,“See this, it is new”?Already it has been for agesWhich were before us.11 There is ano remembrance of 1earlier things;And also of the 2later things which will be,There will be for them no remembranceAmong those who will come 3later still.
The Vanity of Wisdom

12 I, the aPreacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I agave my heart to seek and bexplore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is 1a grievous cendeavor which God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy themselves. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is 1avanity and striving after wind. 15 What is abent cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

16 I spoke within my heart, saying, “Behold, I have magnified and increased awisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my heart has seen an abundance of wisdom and knowledge.” 17 And I agave my heart to know wisdom and to bknow madness and simpleminded folly; I came to know that this also is cstriving after wind. 18 Because ain much wisdom there is much vexation, and whoever increases knowledge increases pain.

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