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Chapter 1:18 Verses
21 Ecclesiastes
21-1:1 The words1697 of the Preacher,6953 the son1121 of David,1732 king4428 in Jerusalem.3389
21-1:2 Vanity1892 of vanities,1892 saith559 the Preacher,6953 vanity1892 of vanities;1892 all3605 is vanity.1892
21-1:3 What4100 profit3504 hath a man120 of all3605 his labor5999 which he taketh7945, 5998 under8478 the sun?8121
21-1:4 One generation1755 passeth away,1980 and another generation1755 cometh:935 but the earth776 abideth5975 forever.5769
21-1:5 The sun8121 also ariseth,2224 and the sun8121 goeth down,935 and hasteth7602 to413 his place4725 where8033 he1931 arose.2224
21-1:6 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
21-1:7 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
21-1:8 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
21-1:9 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
21-1:10 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.
21-1:11 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
21-1:12 I589 the Preacher6953 was1961 king4428 over5921 Israel3478 in Jerusalem.3389
21-1:13 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.
21-1:14 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
21-1:15 That which is crooked5791 cannot3201, 3808 be made straight:8626 and that which is wanting2642 cannot3201, 3808 be numbered.4487
21-1:16 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
21-1:17 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
21-1:18 For3588 in much7230 wisdom2451 is much7230 grief:3708 and he that increaseth3254 knowledge1847 increaseth3254 sorrow.4341
Ecclesiastes 2:
Chapter 2:26 Verses
21 Ecclesiastes
21-2:1 I589 said559 in mine heart,3820 Go to1980 now,4994 I will prove5254 thee with mirth,8057 therefore enjoy7200 pleasure:2896 and, behold,2009 this1931 also1571 is vanity.1892
21-2:2 I said559 of laughter,7814 It is mad:1984 and of mirth,8057 What4100 doeth6213 it?2090
21-2:3 I sought8446 in mine heart3820 to give4900 (853) myself1320 unto wine,3196 yet acquainting5090 mine heart3820 with wisdom;2451 and to lay hold270 on folly,5531 till5704, 834 I might see7200 what335 was that2088 good2896 for the sons1121 of men,120 which834 they should do6213 under8478 the heaven8064 all4557 the days3117 of their life.2416
21-2:4 I made me great1431 works;4639 I built1129 me houses;1004 I planted5193 me vineyards:3754
21-2:5 I made6213 me gardens1593 and orchards,6508 and I planted5193 trees6086 in them of all3605 kind of fruits:6529
21-2:6 I made6213 me pools1295 of water,4325 to water8248 therewith4480 the wood3293 that bringeth forth6779 trees:6086
21-2:7 I got7069 me servants5650 and maidens,8198 and had1961 servants born1121 in my house;1004 also1571 I had1961 great7235 possessions4735 of great1241 and small cattle6629 above all4480, 3605 that were7945, 1961 in Jerusalem3389 before6440 me:
21-2:8 I gathered3664 me also1571 silver3701 and gold,2091 and the peculiar treasure5459 of kings4428 and of the provinces:4082 I got6213 me men singers7891 and women singers,7891 and the delights8588 of the sons1121 of men,120 as musical instruments,7705, 7705 and that of all sorts.
21-2:9 So I was great,1431 and increased more3254 than all4480, 3605 that were7945, 1961 before6440 me in Jerusalem:3389 also637 my wisdom2451 remained5975 with me.
21-2:10 And whatsoever3605, 834 mine eyes5869 desired7592 I kept680 not3808 from4480 them, I withheld4513 not3808 (853) my heart3820 from any4480, 3605 joy;8057 for3588 my heart3820 rejoiced8056 in all4480, 3605 my labor:5999 and this2088 was1961 my portion2506 of all4480, 3605 my labor.5999
21-2:11 Then I589 looked6437 on all3605 the works4639 that my hands had wrought,7945, 6213, 3027 and on the labor5999 that I had labored7945, 5998 to do:6213 and, behold,2009 all3605 was vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit,7307 and there was no369 profit3504 under8478 the sun.8121
21-2:12 And I589 turned6437 myself to behold7200 wisdom,2451 and madness,1947 and folly:5531 for3588 what4100 can the man120 do that cometh7945, 935 after310 the king?4428 even (853) that which834 hath been already3528 done.6213
21-2:13 Then I589 saw7200 that7945, 3426 wisdom2451 excelleth3504 folly,4480, 5531 as far as light216 excelleth3504 darkness.4480, 2822
21-2:14 The wise man's2450 eyes5869 are in his head;7218 but the fool3684 walketh1980 in darkness:2822 and I myself589 perceived3045 also1571 that one event7945, 4745, 259 happeneth7136 to854 them all.3605
21-2:15 Then said559 I589 in my heart,3820 As it happeneth4745 to the fool,3684 so it happeneth7136 even1571 to me; and why4100 was I589 then227 more3148 wise?2449 Then I said1696 in my heart,3820 that this2088 also7945, 1571 is vanity.1892
21-2:16 For3588 there is no369 remembrance2146 of the wise2450 more than5973 of the fool3684 forever;5769 seeing that which now7945, 3528 is in the days3117 to come935 shall all3605 be forgotten.7911 And how349 dieth4191 the wise2450 man? as5973 the fool.3684
21-2:17 Therefore I hated8130 (853) life;2416 because3588 the work4639 that is wrought7945, 6213 under8478 the sun8121 is grievous7451 unto5921 me: for3588 all3605 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307
21-2:18 Yea, I589 hated8130 (853) all3605 my labor5999 which I7945, 589 had taken6001 under8478 the sun:8121 because I should leave7945, 5117 it unto the man120 that shall be7945, 1961 after310 me.
21-2:19 And who4310 knoweth3045 whether he shall be1961 a wise2450 man or176 a fool?5530 yet shall he have rule7980 over all3605 my labor5999 wherein I have labored,7945, 5998 and wherein I have showed myself wise7945, 2449 under8478 the sun.8121 This2088 is also1571 vanity.1892
21-2:20 Therefore I589 went about5437 to cause (853) my heart3820 to despair2976 of5921 all3605 the labor5999 which I took7945, 5998 under8478 the sun.8121
21-2:21 For3588 there is3426 a man120 whose labor7945, 5999 is in wisdom,2451 and in knowledge,1847 and in equity;3788 yet to a man120 that hath not7945, 3808 labored5998 therein shall he leave5414 it for his portion.2506 This2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and a great7227 evil.7451
21-2:22 For3588 what4100 hath1933 man120 of all3605 his labor,5999 and of the vexation7475 of his heart,3820 wherein he7945, 1931 hath labored6001 under8478 the sun?8121
21-2:23 For3588 all3605 his days3117 are sorrows,4341 and his travail6045 grief;3708 yea,1571 his heart3820 taketh not3808 rest7901 in the night.3915 This2088 is also1571 vanity.1892
21-2:24 There is nothing369 better2896 for a man,120 than that he should eat7945, 398 and drink,8354 and that he should make his soul7200, (853), 5315 good2896 in his labor.5999 This2090 also1571 I589 saw,7200 that3588 it1931 was from the hand4480, 3027 of God.430
21-2:25 For3588 who4310 can eat,398 or who4310 else can hasten2363 hereunto, more2351 than4480 I?
21-2:26 For3588 God giveth5414 to a man120 that is good7945, 2896 in his sight6440 wisdom,2451 and knowledge,1847 and joy:8057 but to the sinner2398 he giveth5414 travail,6045 to gather622 and to heap up,3664 that he may give5414 to him that is good2896 before6440 God.430 This2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307
Ecclesiastes 3:
Chapter 3:22 Verses
21 Ecclesiastes
21-3:1 To every3605 thing there is a season,2165 and a time6256 to every3605 purpose2656 under8478 the heaven:8064
21-3:2 A time6256 to be born,3205 and a time6256 to die;4191 a time6256 to plant,5193 and a time6256 to pluck up6131 that which is planted;5193
21-3:3 A time6256 to kill,2026 and a time6256 to heal;7495 a time6256 to break down,6555 and a time6256 to build up;1129
21-3:4 A time6256 to weep,1058 and a time6256 to laugh;7832 a time6256 to mourn,5594 and a time6256 to dance;7540
21-3:5 A time6256 to cast away7993 stones,68 and a time6256 to gather stones together;3664, 68 a time6256 to embrace,2263 and a time6256 to refrain7368 from embracing;4480, 2263
21-3:6 A time6256 to get,1245 and a time6256 to lose;6 a time6256 to keep,8104 and a time6256 to cast away;7993
21-3:7 A time6256 to rend,7167 and a time6256 to sew;8609 a time6256 to keep silence,2814 and a time6256 to speak;1696
21-3:8 A time6256 to love,157 and a time6256 to hate;8130 a time6256 of war,4421 and a time6256 of peace.7965
21-3:9 What4100 profit3504 hath he that worketh6213 in that wherein834 he1931 laboreth?6001
21-3:10 I have seen7200 (853) the travail,6045 which834 God430 hath given5414 to the sons1121 of men120 to be exercised6031 in it.
21-3:11 He hath made6213 (853) every3605 thing beautiful3303 in his time:6256 also1571 he hath set5414 (853) the world5769 in their heart,3820 so that834 no4480, 1097 man120 can find out4672 (853) the work4639 that834 God430 maketh6213 from the beginning4480, 7218 to5704 the end.5490
21-3:12 I know3045 that3588 there is no369 good2896 in them, but518 for3588 a man to rejoice,8055 and to do6213 good2896 in his life.2416
21-3:13 And also1571 that every man should eat7945, 398, 3605, 120 and drink,8354 and enjoy7200 the good2896 of all3605 his labor,5999 it1931 is the gift4991 of God.430
21-3:14 I know3045 that,3588 whatsoever3605, 834 God430 doeth,6213 it1931 shall be1961 forever:5769 nothing369 can be put3254 to5921 it, nor369 any thing taken1639 from4480 it: and God430 doeth6213 it, that men should fear7945, 3372 before4480, 6440 him.
21-3:15 That which hath been4100, 7945, 1961 is now;3528 and that1931 which834 is to be1961 hath already3528 been;1961 and God430 requireth1245 (853) that which is past.7291
21-3:16 And moreover5750 I saw7200 under8478 the sun8121 the place4725 of judgment,4941 that wickedness7562 was there;8033 and the place4725 of righteousness,6664 that iniquity7562 was there.8033
21-3:17 I589 said559 in mine heart,3820 God430 shall judge8199 (853) the righteous6662 and the wicked:7563 for3588 there is a time6256 there8033 for every3605 purpose2656 and for5921 every3605 work.4639
21-3:18 I589 said559 in mine heart3820 concerning5921 the estate1700 of the sons1121 of men,120 that God430 might manifest1305 them, and that they1992 might see7200 that they7945 themselves are beasts.929
21-3:19 For3588 that which befalleth4745 the sons1121 of men120 befalleth4745 beasts;929 even one thing259 befalleth4745 them: as the one2088 dieth,4194 so3651 dieth4194 the other;2088 yea, they have all3605 one259 breath;7307 so that a man120 hath no369 preeminence4195 above4480 a beast:929 for3588 all3605 is vanity.1892
21-3:20 All3605 go1980 unto413 one259 place;4725 all3605 are1961 of4480 the dust,6083 and all3605 turn to dust again.7725, 413, 6083
21-3:21 Who4310 knoweth3045 the spirit7307 of man120 that1931 goeth5927 upward,4605 and the spirit7307 of the beast929 that1931 goeth3381 downward4295 to the earth?776
21-3:22 Wherefore I perceive7200 that3588 there is nothing369 better,2896 than that4480, 834 a man120 should rejoice8055 in his own works;4639 for3588 that1931 is his portion:2506 for3588 who4310 shall bring935 him to see7200 what shall be4100, 7945, 1961 after310 him?
Ecclesiastes 4:
Chapter 4:16 Verses
21 Ecclesiastes
21-4:1 So I589 returned,7725 and considered7200 (853) all3605 the oppressions6217 that834 are done6213 under8478 the sun:8121 and behold2009 the tears1832 of such as were oppressed,6217 and they had no369 comforter;5162 and on the side4480, 3027 of their oppressors6231 there was power;3581 but they had no369 comforter.5162
21-4:2 Wherefore I589 praised7623 (853) the dead4191 which are already7945, 3528 dead4191 more than4480 the living2416 which834, 1992 are yet5728 alive.2416
21-4:3 Yea, better2896 is he than both4480, 8147 they, (853) which834 hath not3808 yet5728 been,1961 who834 hath not3808 seen7200 (853) the evil7451 work4639 that834 is done6213 under8478 the sun.8121
21-4:4 Again, I589 considered7200 (853) all3605 travail,5999 and every3605 right3788 work,4639 that3588 for this1931 a man376 is envied7068 of his neighbor.4480, 7453 This2088 is also1571 vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307
21-4:5 The fool3684 foldeth his hands together,2263, (853), 3027 and eateth398 (853) his own flesh.1320
21-4:6 Better2896 is a handful4480, 4393, 3709 with quietness,5183 than both the hands2651 full4480, 4393 with travail5999 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307
21-4:7 Then I589 returned,7725 and I saw7200 vanity1892 under8478 the sun.8121
21-4:8 There is3426 one259 alone, and there is not369 a second;8145 yea,1571 he hath neither369 child1121 nor brother:251 yet is there no369 end7093 of all3605 his labor;5999 neither3808 is his eye5869 satisfied7646 with riches;6239 neither saith he, For whom4310 do I589 labor,6001 and bereave2637 (853) my soul5315 of good?4480, 2896 This2088 is also1571 vanity,1892 yea, it1931 is a sore7451 travail.6045
21-4:9 Two8147 are better2896 than4480 one;259 because834 they have3426 a good2896 reward7939 for their labor.5999
21-4:10 For3588 if518 they fall,5307 the one259 will lift up