| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. | 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 2"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity." | 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 3What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun? | 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 4A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever. | 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 5Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again. | 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 6Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns. | 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 7All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, There they flow again. | 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 8All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing. | 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 9That 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. | 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 10Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new "? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us. | 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 11There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still. | 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 12I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. | 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 13And 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. | 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 14I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind. | 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 15What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted. | 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 16I 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." | 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 17And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind. | 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
| 18Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. | 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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