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ECC 1:1
Ecclesiastes 1:1 |
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The words of the Preacher, the son of David,
king in Jerusalem. |
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ECC 1:2
Ecclesiastes 1:2 |
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Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity
of vanities; all is vanity. |
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ECC 1:3
Ecclesiastes 1:3 |
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What profit hath a man of all his labour which
he taketh under the sun? |
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ECC 1:4
Ecclesiastes 1:4 |
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One generation passeth away, and another generation
cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. |
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ECC 1:5
Ecclesiastes 1:5 |
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The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down,
and hasteth to his place where he arose. |
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ECC 1:6
Ecclesiastes 1:6 |
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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. |
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ECC 1:7
Ecclesiastes 1:7 |
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All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea
is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. |
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ECC 1:8
Ecclesiastes 1:8 |
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All things are full of labour; man cannot utter
it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. |
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ECC 1:9
Ecclesiastes 1:9 |
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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall
be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing
under the sun. |
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ECC 1:10
Ecclesiastes 1:10 |
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Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See,
this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. |
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ECC 1:11
Ecclesiastes 1:11 |
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There is no remembrance of former things; neither
shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall
come after. |
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ECC 1:12
Ecclesiastes 1:12 |
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I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. |
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ECC 1:13
Ecclesiastes 1:13 |
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And I gave my heart to seek and search out by
wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath
God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. |
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ECC 1:14
Ecclesiastes 1:14 |
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I have seen all the works that are done under
the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
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ECC 1:15
Ecclesiastes 1:15 |
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That which is crooked cannot be made straight:
and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. |
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ECC 1:16
Ecclesiastes 1:16 |
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I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo,
I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have
been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and
knowledge. |
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ECC 1:17
Ecclesiastes 1:17 |
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And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know
madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. |
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ECC 1:18
Ecclesiastes 1:18 |
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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that
increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. |
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