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Ecclesiastes 1

The Futility of All Endeavor

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The wordsh1697 of the  aPreacherh6953, the sonh1121 of Davidh1732, kingh4428 in Jerusalemh3389.

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1 aVanityh1892 of vanitiesh1892," saysh559 the Preacherh6953, " 1Vanityh1892 of vanitiesh1892! Allh3605 is  2vanityh1892."

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 aWhath4100 advantageh3504 does manh120 have in allh3605 his workh5999 Whichh7945 he doesh5998 underh8478 the sunh8121?

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A generationh1755 goesh1980 and a generationh1755 comesh935, But the  aearthh776  1remainsh5975 foreverh5769.

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Also,  athe sunh8121 risesh2224 and the sunh8121 setsh935; And  1hasteningh7602a to its placeh4725 it risesh2224 thereh8033 again.

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 1 aBlowingh1980 towardh413 the southh1864, Then turningh5437 towardh413 the northh6828, The windh7307 continuesh1980  2swirlingh5437 alongh1980; And on its circularh5439 coursesh5439 the windh7307 returnsh7725.

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Allh3605 the riversh5158a  1flowh1980 into the seah3220, Yet the seah3220 is not fullh4392. To the placeh4725 whereh7945 the riversh5158a  1flowh1980, Thereh8033 they  1flowh1980 againh7725.

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Allh3605 thingsh1697 are wearisomeh3023; Manh376 is not ableh3201 to tellh1696 it.  aThe eyeh5869 is not satisfiedh7646 with seeingh7200, Norh3808 is the earh241 filledh4390 with hearingh8085.

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 aThat whichh4100h7945 has beenh1961 is that whichh7945 will be, And that whichh4100h7945 has been doneh6213a is that whichh7945 will be doneh6213a. So thereh369 is nothingh369h3605 newh2319 underh8478 the sunh8121.

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Is thereh3426 anythingh1697 of whichh7945 one might sayh559, "Seeh7200 thish2088, it is newh2319"? Alreadyh3528 it has existedh1961 for agesh5769 Whichh834 were beforeh4480h6440 us.

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Thereh369 is  anoh369 remembranceh2146 of  1earlierh7223 thingsh7223; And alsoh1571 of the  2laterh314 thingsh314 whichh7945 will occurh1961, There will be for them noh3808 remembranceh2146 Amongh5973 those whoh7945 will comeh1961  2laterh314 still.

The Futility of Wisdom

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I, the  aPreacherh6953, have beenh1961 kingh4428 overh5921 Israelh3478 in Jerusalemh3389.

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And I  aseth5414 my  1mindh3820 to seekh1875 and  bexploreh8446 by wisdomh2451 concerningh5921 allh3605 that has been doneh6213a underh8478 heavenh8064. It is  2a grievoush7451a  ctaskh6045 which Godh430 has givenh5414 to the sonsh1121 of menh120 to be afflictedh6030b with.

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I have seenh7200 allh3605 the worksh4639 whichh7945 have been doneh6213a underh8478 the sunh8121, and beholdh2009, allh3605 is  1 avanityh1892 and strivingh7469 after windh7307.

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What is  acrookedh5791 cannoth3201h3808 be straightenedh8626 and whath2642 is lackingh2642 cannoth3201h3808 be countedh4487.

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I  1saidh1696 to myselfh3820, "Beholdh2009, I have magnifiedh1431 and increasedh3254  awisdomh2451 moreh5921 thanh5921 allh3605 whoh834 were overh5921 Jerusalemh3389 beforeh6440 me; and my  2mindh3820 has observedh7200  3a wealthh7235a of wisdomh2451 and knowledgeh1847."

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And I  aseth5414 my  1mindh3820 to knowh3045 wisdomh2451 and to  bknowh3045 madnessh1947 and follyh5531; I realizedh3045 that thish2088 alsoh1571 is  cstrivingh7475 after windh7307.

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Becauseh3588  ain muchh7230 wisdomh2451 there is muchh7230 griefh3708a, and increasingh3254 knowledgeh1847 results in increasingh3254 painh4341.



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