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| 1:1 | The wordes of the Preacher, the son of Dauid, King in Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | Uanitie of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie. |
| 1:3 | What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne? |
| 1:4 | One generation passeth away, and another generation commeth: but the earth abideth for euer. |
| 1:5 | The Sunne also ariseth, and the Sunne goeth downe, and hasteth to the place where he arose. |
| 1:6 | The winde goeth toward the South, and turneth about vnto the North; it whirleth about continually, and the winde returneth againe according to his circuits. |
| 1:7 | All the riuers runne into the sea, yet the Sea is not full: vnto the place from whence the riuers come, thither they returne againe. |
| 1:8 | All things are full of labour, man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing. |
| 1:9 | The thing that hath beene, it is that which shall be: and that which is done, is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing vnder the sunne. |
| 1:10 | Is there any thing, whereof it may be sayd, See, this is new? it hath beene already of olde time, which was before vs. |
| 1:11 | There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there bee any remembrance of things that are to come, with those that shall come after. |
| 1:12 | I the Preacher was king ouer Israel in Ierusalem. |
| 1:13 | And I gaue my heart to seeke and search out by wisedome, concerning all things that are done vnder heauen: this sore trauell hath God giuen to the sonnes of man, to be exercised therewith. |
| 1:14 | I haue seene all the workes that are done vnder the Sunne, and behold, all is vanitie, and vexation of spirit. |
| 1:15 | That which is crooked, cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbred. |
| 1:16 | I communed with mine owne heart, saying, Loe, I am come to great estate, and haue gotten more wisedome then all they that haue beene before me in Ierusalem: yea my heart had great experience of wisedome & knowledge. |
| 1:17 | And I gaue my heart to know wisedome, and to know madnesse and folly: I perceiued that this also is vexation of spirit. |
| 1:18 | For in much wisedome is much griefe: and hee that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow. |
| 1:1 | The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie. |
| 1:3 | What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne? |
| 1:4 | One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer. |
| 1:5 | The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth. |
| 1:6 | The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, and returneth by his circuites. |
| 1:7 | All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe. |
| 1:8 | All things are full of labour: man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing. |
| 1:9 | What is it that hath bene? that that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? that which shalbe done: and there is no newe thing vnder the sunne. |
| 1:10 | Is there any thing, whereof one may say, Beholde this, it is newe? it hath bene already in the olde time that was before vs. |
| 1:11 | There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, with them that shall come after. |
| 1:12 | I the Preacher haue bene King ouer Israel in Ierusalem: |
| 1:13 | And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the heauen: (this sore trauaile hath GOD giuen to the sonnes of men, to humble them thereby) |
| 1:14 | I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit. |
| 1:15 | That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred. |
| 1:16 | I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge. |
| 1:17 | And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit. |
| 1:18 | For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe. |
| 1:1 | These are the wordes of the Preather, the sonne of Dauid, kynge of Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | All is but moste vayne vanite (sayeth the Preacher) & al is moste vayne (I say) & but plaine vanite. |
| 1:3 | For what els hath a man, of all the labour that he taketh vnder the Sunne? |
| 1:4 | One generacyon passeth awaye, another commeth, but the earth abydeth styll. |
| 1:5 | The Sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, & returneth to hys place, that he maye there rise vp againe. |
| 1:6 | The winde goeth toward the South, & turneth vnto the northe, fetchith his compasse, whirleth aboute, & goth forth, & his circuite returneth agayne to him selfe. |
| 1:7 | All floudes runne into the see, & yet the see yt selfe is not fylled: for loke vnto what place the waters runne, thence they come to flowe agayne. |
| 1:8 | All thinges are so harde to be knowen, that no man can expresse them. The eye is not satisfyed wt syght, the eare is not fylled wt hearinge. |
| 1:9 | The thing that hath bene, commeth to passe agayne: & the thinge that hath bene done, shall be done agayne, there is no new thing vnder the sunne. |
| 1:10 | Is there eny thing wherof it maye be sayde: lo, this is new? For it was longe agoo in the times that haue bene before vs. |
| 1:11 | The thing that is past, is out of remembraunce: Euen so the thinges that are for to come, shal no more be thought vpon amonge them that come after. |
| 1:12 | I my selfe the Preacher, was kyng of Israel at Ierusalem, |
| 1:13 | & dyd applie my mynde to seke out & search for the knowledge of all thinges that are done vnder heauen. Soch trauayle and labour hath God geuen vnto the children of men, to excercyse them selues therin. |
| 1:14 | Thus I haue consydred all the thinges that come to passe vnder the Sunne, and lo, they are all but vanite, & vexacion of minde. |
| 1:15 | The croked cannot be made strayght, nor the thinge that is vnperfecte, cannot be acompted wt thinges that are perfecte. |
| 1:16 | I commoned wt mine awne herte, sayinge: lo, I am come to a great estate, & haue gotten more wysdome, then all they that haue bene before me in Ierusalem. Yee my herte had greate experience of wisdome & knowledge, |
| 1:17 | for there vnto I applied my mynde: that I myght knowe what were wisdome & vnderstanding, what were errour & folishnes: & I perceaued, that this also was but a vexacyon of minde: |
| 1:18 | for where moch wisdome is, there is also greate trauaile & disquietnes: & the more knowledge a man hath, the more is hys care. |
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