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Ecclesiastes 1

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1  The words1697 of the Preacher,6953 the son1121 of David,1732 king4428 in Jerusalem.3389

2  Vanity1892 of vanities,1892 saith559 the Preacher,6953 vanity1892 of vanities;1892 all3605 is vanity.1892

3  What4100 profit3504 hath a man120 of all3605 his labor5999 which he taketh7945 5998 under8478 the sun?8121

4  One generation1755 passeth away,1980 and another generation1755 cometh:935 but the earth776 abideth5975 forever.5769

5  The sun8121 also ariseth,2224 and the sun8121 goeth down,935 and hasteth7602 to413 his place4725 where8033 he1931 arose.2224

6  The wind7307 goeth1980 toward413 the south,1864 and turneth about5437 unto413 the north;6828 it whirleth about1980 continually,5437 5437 and the wind7307 returneth again7725 according5921 to his circuits.5439

7  All3605 the rivers5158 run1980 into413 the sea;3220 yet the sea3220 is not369 full;4392 unto413 the place4725 from whence the rivers7945 5158 come,1980 thither8033 they1992 return7725 again.1980

8  All3605 things1697 are full of labor;3023 man376 cannot3201 3808 utter1696 it: the eye5869 is not3808 satisfied7646 with seeing,7200 nor3808 the ear241 filled4390 with hearing.4480 8085

9  The thing4100 that hath been,7945 1961 it1931 is that which shall be;7945 1961 and that4100 which is done7945 6213 is that1931 which shall be done:7945 6213 and there is no369 3605 new2319 thing under8478 the sun.8121

10  Is there3426 any thing1697 whereof it may be said,7945 559 See,7200 this2088 is new?2319 it1931 hath been1961 already3528 of old time,5769 which834 was1961 before4480 6440 us.

11  There is no369 remembrance2146 of former7223 things; neither1571 3808 shall there be1961 any remembrance2146 of things that are to come7945 1961 with5973 those that shall come7945 1961 after.314

12  I589 the Preacher6953 was1961 king4428 over5921 Israel3478 in Jerusalem.3389

13  And I gave5414 853 my heart3820 to seek1875 and search out8446 by wisdom2451 concerning5921 all3605 things that834 are done6213 under8478 heaven:8064 this1931 sore7451 travail6045 hath God430 given5414 to the sons1121 of man120 to be exercised6031 therewith.

14  I have seen7200 853 all3605 the works4639 that are done7945 6213 under8478 the sun;8121 and, behold,2009 all3605 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

15  That which is crooked5791 cannot3201 3808 be made straight:8626 and that which is wanting2642 cannot3201 3808 be numbered.4487

16  I589 communed1696 with5973 mine own heart,3820 saying,559 Lo,2009 I589 am come to great estate,1431 and have gotten more3254 wisdom2451 than5921 all3605 they that834 have been1961 before6440 me in5921 Jerusalem:3389 yea, my heart3820 had great7235 experience7200 of wisdom2451 and knowledge.1847

17  And I gave5414 my heart3820 to know3045 wisdom,2451 and to know3045 madness1947 and folly:5531 I perceived3045 that this2088 also7945 1571 is vexation7475 of spirit.7307

18  For3588 in much7230 wisdom2451 is much7230 grief:3708 and he that increaseth3254 knowledge1847 increaseth3254 sorrow.4341

Sep

1 ῥήματα Ἐκκλησιαστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυιδ βασιλέως Ισραηλ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ

2 ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστής ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων τὰ πάντα ματαιότης

3 τίς περισσεία τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ᾧ μοχθεῖ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον

4 γενεὰ πορεύεται καὶ γενεὰ ἔρχεται καὶ ἡ γῆ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἕστηκεν

5 καὶ ἀνατέλλει ὁ ἥλιος καὶ δύνει ὁ ἥλιος καὶ εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ ἕλκει

6 ἀνατέλλων αὐτὸς ἐκεῖ πορεύεται πρὸς νότον καὶ κυκλοῖ πρὸς βορρᾶν κυκλοῖ κυκλῶν πορεύεται τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἐπὶ κύκλους αὐτοῦ ἐπιστρέφει τὸ πνεῦμα

7 πάντες οἱ χείμαρροι πορεύονται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔσται ἐμπιμπλαμένη εἰς τόπον οὗ οἱ χείμαρροι πορεύονται ἐκεῖ αὐτοὶ ἐπιστρέφουσιν τοῦ πορευθῆναι

8 πάντες οἱ λόγοι ἔγκοποι οὐ δυνήσεται ἀνὴρ τοῦ λαλεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἐμπλησθήσεται ὀφθαλμὸς τοῦ ὁρᾶν καὶ οὐ πληρωθήσεται οὖς ἀπὸ ἀκροάσεως

9 τί τὸ γεγονός αὐτὸ τὸ γενησόμενον καὶ τί τὸ πεποιημένον αὐτὸ τὸ ποιηθησόμενον καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν πᾶν πρόσφατον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον

10 ὃς λαλήσει καὶ ἐρεῖ ἰδὲ τοῦτο καινόν ἐστιν ἤδη γέγονεν ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς γενομένοις ἀπὸ ἔμπροσθεν ἡμῶν

11 οὐκ ἔστιν μνήμη τοῖς πρώτοις καί γε τοῖς ἐσχάτοις γενομένοις οὐκ ἔσται αὐτοῖς μνήμη μετὰ τῶν γενησομένων εἰς τὴν ἐσχάτην

12 ἐγὼ Ἐκκλησιαστὴς ἐγενόμην βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ Ισραηλ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ

13 καὶ ἔδωκα τὴν καρδίαν μου τοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι καὶ τοῦ κατασκέψασθαι ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ περὶ πάντων τῶν γινομένων ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν ὅτι περισπασμὸν πονηρὸν ἔδωκεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ περισπᾶσθαι ἐν αὐτῷ

14 εἶδον σὺν πάντα τὰ ποιήματα τὰ πεποιημένα ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον καὶ ἰδοὺ τὰ πάντα ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος

15 διεστραμμένον οὐ δυνήσεται τοῦ ἐπικοσμηθῆναι καὶ ὑστέρημα οὐ δυνήσεται τοῦ ἀριθμηθῆναι

16 ἐλάλησα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου τῷ λέγειν ἐγὼ ἰδοὺ ἐμεγαλύνθην καὶ προσέθηκα σοφίαν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἳ ἐγένοντο ἔμπροσθέν μου ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ καρδία μου εἶδεν πολλά σοφίαν καὶ γνῶσιν

17 καὶ ἔδωκα καρδίαν μου τοῦ γνῶναι σοφίαν καὶ γνῶσιν παραβολὰς καὶ ἐπιστήμην ἔγνων ὅτι καί γε τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν προαίρεσις πνεύματος

18 ὅτι ἐν πλήθει σοφίας πλῆθος γνώσεως καὶ ὁ προστιθεὶς γνῶσιν προσθήσει ἄλγημα

Tan

‎1 ‏דִּבְרֵי֙ קֹהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן־דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֖לֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎2 ‏הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃

‎3 ‏מַה־יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

‎4 ‏דּ֤וֹר הֹלֵךְ֙ וְד֣וֹר בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃

‎5 ‏וְזָרַ֥ח הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וּבָ֣א הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֶ֨ל־מְקוֹמ֔וֹ שׁוֹאֵ֛ף זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ ה֖וּא שָֽׁם׃

‎6 ‏הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל־דָּר֔וֹם וְסוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל־צָפ֑וֹן סוֹבֵ֤ב׀ סֹבֵב֙ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הָר֔וּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו שָׁ֥ב הָרֽוּחַ׃

‎7 ‏כָּל־הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְהַיָּ֖ם אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מָלֵ֑א אֶל־מְק֗וֹם שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים שָׁ֛ם הֵ֥ם שָׁבִ֖ים לָלָֽכֶת׃

‎8 ‏כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים יְגֵעִ֔ים לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל אִ֖ישׁ לְדַבֵּ֑ר לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֥ע עַ֙יִן֙ לִרְא֔וֹת וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵ֥א אֹ֖זֶן מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃

‎9 ‏מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ ה֣וּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה וּמַה־שֶּׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔ה3 ה֖וּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין כָּל־חָדָ֖שׁ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

‎10 ‏יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה־זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא כְּבָר֙ הָיָ֣ה לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃

‎11 ‏אֵ֥ין זִכְר֖וֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְגַ֨ם לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ זִכָּר֔וֹן עִ֥ם שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ פ

‎12 ‏אֲנִ֣י קֹהֶ֗לֶת הָיִ֥יתִי מֶ֛לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎13 ‏וְנָתַ֣תִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא׀ עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃

‎14 ‏רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔ים שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּ תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכֹּ֛ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

‎15 ‏מְעֻוָּ֖ת לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לִתְקֹ֑ן וְחֶסְר֖וֹן לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃

‎16 ‏דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי אֲנִ֤י עִם־לִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֨ה הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ חָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלִבִּ֛י רָאָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה חָכְמָ֥ה וָדָֽעַת׃

‎17 ‏וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֔ה וְדַ֥עַת הוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְשִׂכְל֑וּת יָדַ֕עְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶ֥ה ה֖וּא רַעְי֥וֹן רֽוּחַ׃

‎18 ‏כִּ֛י בְּרֹ֥ב חָכְמָ֖ה רָב־כָּ֑עַס וְיוֹסִ֥יף דַּ֖עַת יוֹסִ֥יף מַכְאֽוֹב׃

Vul

1 Verba Ecclesiastæ, filii David, regis Jerusalem.

2 [Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes;
vanitas vanitatum, et omnia vanitas.

3 Quid habet amplius homo
de universo labore suo quo laborat sub sole?]

4 [Generatio præterit, et generatio advenit;
terra autem in æternum stat.

5 Oritur sol et occidit,
et ad locum suum revertitur;
ibique renascens,

6 gyrat per meridiem, et flectitur ad aquilonem.
Lustrans universa in circuitu pergit spiritus,
et in circulos suos revertitur.

7 Omnia flumina intrant in mare,
et mare non redundat;
ad locum unde exeunt flumina
revertuntur ut iterum fluant.

8 Cunctæ res difficiles;
non potest eas homo explicare sermone.
Non saturatur oculus visu,
nec auris auditu impletur.

9 Quid est quod fuit? Ipsum quod futurum est.
Quid est quod factum est? Ipsum quod faciendum est.

10 Nihil sub sole novum,
nec valet quisquam dicere: Ecce hoc recens est:
jam enim præcessit in sæculis quæ fuerunt ante nos.

11 Non est priorum memoria;
sed nec eorum quidem quæ postea futura sunt
erit recordatio apud eos qui futuri sunt in novissimo.]

12 [Ego Ecclesiastes fui rex Israël in Jerusalem;

13 et proposui in animo meo quærere et investigare sapienter
de omnibus quæ fiunt sub sole.
Hanc occupationem pessimam
dedit Deus filiis hominum, ut occuparentur in ea.

14 Vidi cuncta quæ fiunt sub sole,
et ecce universa vanitas et afflictio spiritus.

15 Perversi difficile corriguntur,
et stultorum infinitus est numerus.

16 Locutus sum in corde meo, dicens:
Ecce magnus effectus sum, et præcessi omnes sapientia
qui fuerunt ante me in Jerusalem;
et mens mea contemplata est multa sapienter, et didici.

17 Dedique cor meum ut scirem prudentiam atque doctrinam,
erroresque et stultitiam;
et agnovi quod in his quoque esset labor et afflictio spiritus:

18 eo quod in multa sapientia multa sit indignatio;
et qui addit scientiam, addit et laborem.]


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