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 taketh^{7945 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 rivers^{7945 5158} come,¹⁹⁸⁰ thither⁸⁰³³ they¹⁹⁹² return⁷⁷²⁵ again.¹⁹⁸⁰

8  All³⁶⁰⁵ things¹⁶⁹⁷ are full of labor;³⁰²³ man³⁷⁶ cannot^{3201 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 done^{7945 6213} is that¹⁹³¹ which shall be done:^{7945 6213} and there is no^{369 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 before^{4480 6440} us.

11  There is no³⁶⁹ remembrance²¹⁴⁶ of former⁷²²³ things; neither^{1571 3808} shall there be¹⁹⁶¹ any remembrance²¹⁴⁶ of things that are to come^{7945 1961} with⁵⁹⁷³ those that shall come^{7945 1961} after.³¹⁴

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

13  And I gave^{5414 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 seen^{7200 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the works⁴⁶³⁹ that are done^{7945 6213} under⁸⁴⁷⁸ the sun;⁸¹²¹ and, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ all³⁶⁰⁵ is vanity¹⁸⁹² and vexation⁷⁴⁶⁹ of spirit.⁷³⁰⁷

15  That which is crooked⁵⁷⁹¹ cannot^{3201 3808} be made straight:⁸⁶²⁶ and that which is wanting²⁶⁴² cannot^{3201 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 also^{7945 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.]