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| 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. |
| 1:1 | The wordis of Ecclesiastes, sone of Dauid, the kyng of Jerusalem. |
| 1:2 | The vanyte of vanytees, seide Ecclesiastes; the vanyte of vanytees, and alle thingis ben vanite. |
| 1:3 | What hath a man more of alle his trauel, bi which he traueilith vndur the sunne? |
| 1:4 | Generacioun passith awei, and generacioun cometh; but the erthe stondith with outen ende. |
| 1:5 | The sunne risith, and goith doun, and turneth ayen to his place; |
| 1:6 | and there it risith ayen, and cumpassith bi the south, and turneth ayen to the north. The spirit cumpassynge alle thingis goith `in cumpas, and turneth ayen in to hise cerclis. |
| 1:7 | Alle floodis entren in to the see, and the see fletith not ouer the markis set of God; the floodis turnen ayen to the place fro whennus tho comen forth, that tho flowe eft. |
| 1:8 | Alle thingis ben hard; a man may not declare tho thingis bi word; the iye is not fillid bi siyt, nether the eere is fillid bi hering. |
| 1:9 | What is that thing that was, that that schal come? What is that thing that is maad, that that schal be maad? |
| 1:10 | No thing vndir the sunne is newe, nether ony man may seie, Lo! this thing is newe; for now it yede bifore in worldis, that weren bifore vs. |
| 1:11 | Mynde of the formere thingis is not, but sotheli nether thenkyng of tho thingis, that schulen come afterward, schal be at hem that schulen come in the last tyme. |
| 1:12 | I Ecclesiastes was king of Israel in Jerusalem; |
| 1:13 | and Y purposide in my soule to seke and enserche wiseli of alle thingis, that ben maad vndur the sunne. God yaf this werste ocupacioun to the sones of men, that thei schulden be ocupied therynne. |
| 1:14 | I siy alle thingis that ben maad vndur the sunne, and lo! alle thingis ben vanyte and turment of spirit. |
| 1:15 | Weiward men ben amendid of hard; and the noumbre of foolis is greet with outen ende. |
| 1:16 | I spak in myn herte, and Y seide, Lo! Y am made greet, and Y passide in wisdom alle men, that weren bifore me in Jerusalem; and my soule siy many thingis wiseli, and Y lernede. |
| 1:17 | And Y yaf myn herte, that Y schulde knowe prudence and doctryn, and errours and foli. And Y knew that in these thingis also was trauel and turment of spirit; |
| 1:18 | for in myche wisdom is myche indignacioun, and he that encressith kunnyng, encreessith also trauel. |
| 1:1 | These are the wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid, kynge of Ierusalem. |
| 1:2 | All is but vanite (saieth ye preacher) all is but playne vanite. |
| 1:3 | For what els hath a ma, of all the labor yt he taketh vnder the Sonne? |
| 1:4 | One generacio passeth awaye, another commeth, but the earth abydeth still. |
| 1:5 | The Sone aryseth, the Sonne goeth downe, & returneth to his place, yt he maye there ryse vp agayne. |
| 1:6 | The wynde goeth towarde ye South, & fetcheth his copase aboute vnto the North, & so turneth in to himself agayne. |
| 1:7 | All floudes runne in to the see, & yet the see is not fylled: for loke vnto what place the waters runne, thence they come agayne. |
| 1:8 | All thinges are so harde, yt no ma can expresse them. The eye is not satisfied wt sight, the eare is not fylled wt hearinge. |
| 1:9 | The thinge yt hath bene, cometh to passe agayne: & ye thinge yt hath bene done, is done agayne, there is no new thinge vnder the Sonne. |
| 1:10 | Is there eny thinge, wherof it maye be sayde: lo, this is new? For it was loge agoo in the tymes yt haue bene before vs. |
| 1:11 | The thinge yt is past, is out of remebraunce: Eue so the thiges that are for to come, shal no more be thought vpo amoge the that come after. |
| 1:12 | I myself ye Preacher, beynge kynge of Israel & Ierusale, |
| 1:13 | applyed my mynde to seke out & search for the knowlege of all thiges yt are done vnder heaue. Soch trauayle & labor hath God geue vnto ye childre of me, to exercyse the selues theri. |
| 1:14 | Thus I haue considered all the thinges that come to passe vnder the Sone, & lo, they are all but vanite & vexacion of mynde. |
| 1:15 | The croked can not be mayde straight, & the fautes ca not be nobred. |
| 1:16 | I comoned wt myne owne herte, sayege: lo, I am come to a greate estate, and haue gotte more wy?dome, the all they yt haue bene before me in Ierusalem. Yee my hert had greate experiece of wy?dome & knowlege, |
| 1:17 | for there vnto I applyed my mynde: yt I might knowe what were wy?dome & vnderstodinge, what were error & foolishnes. And I perceaued yt this also was but a vexacion of mynde: |
| 1:18 | for where moch wy?dome is, there is also greate trauayle & disquietnes: & ye more knowlege a man hath, the more is his care. |
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