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