Ecclesiastes

Chapter 2

1 I SAID to my heart, Come now, I will prove you with joy; therefore enjoy good things; and, behold, this also is vanity.

2 I said of laughter, What pleasure is there in it? and of mirth, What do you accomplish?

3 I thought in my heart to give myself to wine, but my heart reasoned with wisdom; and I laid hold upon understanding, till I might see what was good for the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their lives.

4 I multiplied my servants; I built myself houses; I planted vineyards for myself:

5 I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them trees of all kinds of fruit;

6 I made myself pools of water, to irrigate the nursery that produces trees.

7 I got for myself menservants and maidservants, and had a great household; also I had great possessions of cattle and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.

8 I gathered for myself silver and gold and the possessions of kings and cities; I got me men singers and women singers and the delights of the sons of men, and I appointed for myself butlers and waitresses.

9 So I became great, and my wealth increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

10 And whatsoever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my portion of all my labor.

11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

12 So I looked around to behold wisdom and transgression and folly; for who is the man who can enter into judgment with the king? Especially with him who had created him.

13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, just as light excels darkness.

14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness; and I myself perceived also that one misfortune happens to them all.

15 Then I said in my heart, The misfortune of the fool will happen to me also; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, This also is vanity.

16 The fool speaks superficially, but there is no remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is, in the days to come shall be forgotten. And just as the wise man dies, so the fool.

17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

18 Yea, I hated all my labor with which I had labored under the sun because I must leave it to the man who shall come after me.

19 And who knows whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

20 Therefore I changed my view concerning all the toil in which I had labored under the sun.

21 There is a man who labors with wisdom and knowledge and success; and yet he leaves his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great misfortune.

22 For what profit shall a man have of all his labor and of the desire of his heart wherein he has labored under the sun?

23 For all his days are full of sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of the LORD.

25 For who can eat or who can drink except he?

26 For, to a man who is good in his presence, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives toil, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good in the presence of the LORD. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit,

Ecclesiastes

Chapter 2

1 I said559 in my heart,3820 Go3212 to now,4994 I will prove5254 you with mirth,8057 therefore enjoy7200 pleasure:2896 and, behold,2009 this1931 also1571 is vanity.1892

2 I said559 of laughter,7814 It is mad:1984 and of mirth,8057 What4100 does6213 it?

3 I sought8446 in my heart3820 to give4900 myself to wine,3196 yet acquainting5090 my heart3820 with wisdom;2451 and to lay hold270 on folly,5531 till5704 I might see7200 what335 was that good2896 for the sons1121 of men,120 which834 they should do6213 under8478 the heaven8064 all4557 the days3117 of their life.2416

4 I made me great1431 works;4639 I built1129 me houses;1004 I planted5193 me vineyards:3754

5 I made6213 me gardens1593 and orchards,6508 and I planted5193 trees6086 in them of all3605 kind of fruits:6529

6 I made6213 me pools1295 of water,4325 to water8248 therewith the wood3293 that brings6779 forth6779 trees:6086

7 I got7069 me servants5650 and maidens,8198 and had1961 servants born1121 in my house;1004 also1571 I had1961 great7235 possessions4735 of great1241 and small cattle4735 above all3605 that were in Jerusalem3389 before6440 me:

8 I gathered3664 me also1571 silver3701 and gold,2091 and the peculiar5459 treasure of kings4428 and of the provinces:4082 I got6213 me men singers7891 and women singers,7891 and the delights8588 of the sons1121 of men,120 as musical7705 instruments, and that of all sorts.

9 So I was great,1431 and increased3254 more than all3605 that were before6440 me in Jerusalem:3389 also637 my wisdom2451 remained5975 with me.

10 And whatever3605 834 my eyes5869 desired7592 I kept680 not from them, I withheld4513 not my heart3820 from any3605 joy;8057 for my heart3820 rejoiced8055 in all3605 my labor:5999 and this2088 was my portion2506 of all3605 my labor.5999

11 Then I looked6437 on all3605 the works4639 that my hands3027 had worked,6213 and on the labor5999 that I had labored5998 to do:6213 and, behold,2009 all3605 was vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit,7307 and there was no369 profit3504 under8478 the sun.8121

12 And I turned6437 myself to behold7200 wisdom,2451 and madness,1947 and folly:5531 for what4100 can the man120 do that comes after310 the king?4428 even853 that which834 has been already3528 done.6213

13 Then I saw7200 that wisdom2451 excels3504 folly,5531 as far as light216 excels3504 darkness.2822

14 The wise2450 man's eyes5869 are in his head;7218 but the fool3684 walks1980 in darkness:2822 and I myself589 perceived3045 also1571 that one259 event4745 happens7136 to them all.3605

15 Then said559 I in my heart,3820 As it happens4745 to the fool,3684 so it happens7136 even1571 to me; and why4100 was I then227 more3148 wise?2449 Then I said1696 in my heart,3820 that this2088 also1571 is vanity.1892

16 For there is no369 remembrance2146 of the wise2450 more5973 than5973 of the fool3684 for ever;5769 seeing that which now3528 is in the days3117 to come935 shall all3605 be forgotten.7911 And how349 dies4191 the wise2450 man? as the fool.3684

17 Therefore I hated8130 life;2416 because3588 the work4639 that is worked6213 under8478 the sun8121 is grievous7451 to me: for all3605 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

18 Yes, I hated8130 all3605 my labor5999 which I had taken6001 under8478 the sun:8121 because I should leave5117 it to the man120 that shall be after310 me.

19 And who4310 knows3045 whether he shall be a wise2450 man or176 a fool?5530 yet shall he have rule7980 over all3605 my labor5999 wherein I have labored,5998 and wherein I have showed myself wise2449 under8478 the sun.8121 This2088 is also1571 vanity.1892

20 Therefore I went5437 about5437 to cause my heart3820 to despair2976 of all3605 the labor5999 which I took under8478 the sun.8121

21 For there is a man120 whose labor5999 is in wisdom,2451 and in knowledge,1847 and in equity;3788 yet to a man120 that has not labored5998 therein shall he leave5414 it for his portion.2506 This2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and a great7227 evil.7451

22 For what4100 has1933 man120 of all3605 his labor,5999 and of the vexation7475 of his heart,3820 wherein he has labored6001 under8478 the sun?8121

23 For all3605 his days3117 are sorrows,4341 and his travail6045 grief;3708 yes,1571 his heart3820 takes not rest in the night.3915 This2088 1931 is also1571 vanity.1892

24 There is nothing369 better2896 for a man,120 than that he should eat398 and drink,8354 and that he should make his soul5315 enjoy7200 good2896 in his labor.5999 This2088 also1571 I saw,7200 that it was from the hand3027 of God.430

25 For who4310 can eat,398 or who4310 else can hasten2363 hereunto, more2351 than I?

26 For God gives5414 to a man120 that is good2896 in his sight6440 wisdom,2451 and knowledge,1847 and joy:8057 but to the sinner2398 he gives5414 travail,6045 to gather622 and to heap3664 up, that he may give5414 to him that is good2896 before6440 God.430 This2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

Ecclesiastes

Chapter 2

Ecclesiastes

Chapter 2

1 I SAID to my heart, Come now, I will prove you with joy; therefore enjoy good things; and, behold, this also is vanity.

1 I said559 in my heart,3820 Go3212 to now,4994 I will prove5254 you with mirth,8057 therefore enjoy7200 pleasure:2896 and, behold,2009 this1931 also1571 is vanity.1892

2 I said of laughter, What pleasure is there in it? and of mirth, What do you accomplish?

2 I said559 of laughter,7814 It is mad:1984 and of mirth,8057 What4100 does6213 it?

3 I thought in my heart to give myself to wine, but my heart reasoned with wisdom; and I laid hold upon understanding, till I might see what was good for the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their lives.

3 I sought8446 in my heart3820 to give4900 myself to wine,3196 yet acquainting5090 my heart3820 with wisdom;2451 and to lay hold270 on folly,5531 till5704 I might see7200 what335 was that good2896 for the sons1121 of men,120 which834 they should do6213 under8478 the heaven8064 all4557 the days3117 of their life.2416

4 I multiplied my servants; I built myself houses; I planted vineyards for myself:

4 I made me great1431 works;4639 I built1129 me houses;1004 I planted5193 me vineyards:3754

5 I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them trees of all kinds of fruit;

5 I made6213 me gardens1593 and orchards,6508 and I planted5193 trees6086 in them of all3605 kind of fruits:6529

6 I made myself pools of water, to irrigate the nursery that produces trees.

6 I made6213 me pools1295 of water,4325 to water8248 therewith the wood3293 that brings6779 forth6779 trees:6086

7 I got for myself menservants and maidservants, and had a great household; also I had great possessions of cattle and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.

7 I got7069 me servants5650 and maidens,8198 and had1961 servants born1121 in my house;1004 also1571 I had1961 great7235 possessions4735 of great1241 and small cattle4735 above all3605 that were in Jerusalem3389 before6440 me:

8 I gathered for myself silver and gold and the possessions of kings and cities; I got me men singers and women singers and the delights of the sons of men, and I appointed for myself butlers and waitresses.

8 I gathered3664 me also1571 silver3701 and gold,2091 and the peculiar5459 treasure of kings4428 and of the provinces:4082 I got6213 me men singers7891 and women singers,7891 and the delights8588 of the sons1121 of men,120 as musical7705 instruments, and that of all sorts.

9 So I became great, and my wealth increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

9 So I was great,1431 and increased3254 more than all3605 that were before6440 me in Jerusalem:3389 also637 my wisdom2451 remained5975 with me.

10 And whatsoever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my portion of all my labor.

10 And whatever3605 834 my eyes5869 desired7592 I kept680 not from them, I withheld4513 not my heart3820 from any3605 joy;8057 for my heart3820 rejoiced8055 in all3605 my labor:5999 and this2088 was my portion2506 of all3605 my labor.5999

11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

11 Then I looked6437 on all3605 the works4639 that my hands3027 had worked,6213 and on the labor5999 that I had labored5998 to do:6213 and, behold,2009 all3605 was vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit,7307 and there was no369 profit3504 under8478 the sun.8121

12 So I looked around to behold wisdom and transgression and folly; for who is the man who can enter into judgment with the king? Especially with him who had created him.

12 And I turned6437 myself to behold7200 wisdom,2451 and madness,1947 and folly:5531 for what4100 can the man120 do that comes after310 the king?4428 even853 that which834 has been already3528 done.6213

13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, just as light excels darkness.

13 Then I saw7200 that wisdom2451 excels3504 folly,5531 as far as light216 excels3504 darkness.2822

14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness; and I myself perceived also that one misfortune happens to them all.

14 The wise2450 man's eyes5869 are in his head;7218 but the fool3684 walks1980 in darkness:2822 and I myself589 perceived3045 also1571 that one259 event4745 happens7136 to them all.3605

15 Then I said in my heart, The misfortune of the fool will happen to me also; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, This also is vanity.

15 Then said559 I in my heart,3820 As it happens4745 to the fool,3684 so it happens7136 even1571 to me; and why4100 was I then227 more3148 wise?2449 Then I said1696 in my heart,3820 that this2088 also1571 is vanity.1892

16 The fool speaks superficially, but there is no remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is, in the days to come shall be forgotten. And just as the wise man dies, so the fool.

16 For there is no369 remembrance2146 of the wise2450 more5973 than5973 of the fool3684 for ever;5769 seeing that which now3528 is in the days3117 to come935 shall all3605 be forgotten.7911 And how349 dies4191 the wise2450 man? as the fool.3684

17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

17 Therefore I hated8130 life;2416 because3588 the work4639 that is worked6213 under8478 the sun8121 is grievous7451 to me: for all3605 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

18 Yea, I hated all my labor with which I had labored under the sun because I must leave it to the man who shall come after me.

18 Yes, I hated8130 all3605 my labor5999 which I had taken6001 under8478 the sun:8121 because I should leave5117 it to the man120 that shall be after310 me.

19 And who knows whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

19 And who4310 knows3045 whether he shall be a wise2450 man or176 a fool?5530 yet shall he have rule7980 over all3605 my labor5999 wherein I have labored,5998 and wherein I have showed myself wise2449 under8478 the sun.8121 This2088 is also1571 vanity.1892

20 Therefore I changed my view concerning all the toil in which I had labored under the sun.

20 Therefore I went5437 about5437 to cause my heart3820 to despair2976 of all3605 the labor5999 which I took under8478 the sun.8121

21 There is a man who labors with wisdom and knowledge and success; and yet he leaves his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great misfortune.

21 For there is a man120 whose labor5999 is in wisdom,2451 and in knowledge,1847 and in equity;3788 yet to a man120 that has not labored5998 therein shall he leave5414 it for his portion.2506 This2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and a great7227 evil.7451

22 For what profit shall a man have of all his labor and of the desire of his heart wherein he has labored under the sun?

22 For what4100 has1933 man120 of all3605 his labor,5999 and of the vexation7475 of his heart,3820 wherein he has labored6001 under8478 the sun?8121

23 For all his days are full of sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

23 For all3605 his days3117 are sorrows,4341 and his travail6045 grief;3708 yes,1571 his heart3820 takes not rest in the night.3915 This2088 1931 is also1571 vanity.1892

24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of the LORD.

24 There is nothing369 better2896 for a man,120 than that he should eat398 and drink,8354 and that he should make his soul5315 enjoy7200 good2896 in his labor.5999 This2088 also1571 I saw,7200 that it was from the hand3027 of God.430

25 For who can eat or who can drink except he?

25 For who4310 can eat,398 or who4310 else can hasten2363 hereunto, more2351 than I?

26 For, to a man who is good in his presence, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives toil, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good in the presence of the LORD. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit,

26 For God gives5414 to a man120 that is good2896 in his sight6440 wisdom,2451 and knowledge,1847 and joy:8057 but to the sinner2398 he gives5414 travail,6045 to gather622 and to heap3664 up, that he may give5414 to him that is good2896 before6440 God.430 This2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

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