Eclesiastes 1

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

2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all

3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

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

8 All things

9 The thing that hath been, it

10 Is there

12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all

16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all

17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

18 For in much wisdom