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58 lines
2.3 KiB
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## All Is Vanity
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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
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What advantage does man have in all his labor In which he labors under the sun?
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A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth stands forever.
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Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there _again_.
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Going toward the south, Then circling toward the north, The wind goes circling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.
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All the rivers go into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers go, There they continually go.
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All things are wearisome; Man is not able to speak _of it_. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
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That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.
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Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new"? Already it has been for ages Which were before us.
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There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will be, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later _still_.
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## The Vanity of Wisdom
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I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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And I gave my heart to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. _It_ is a grievous endeavor _which_ God has given to the sons of men with which to occupy _themselves_.
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I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
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What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
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I spoke within my heart, saying, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my heart has seen an abundance of wisdom and knowledge."
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And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and simpleminded folly; I came to know that this also is striving after wind.
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Because in much wisdom there is much vexation, and _whoever_ increases knowledge increases pain.
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