The sayings of an ecclesiastic, son king in
Folly of follies, said the ecclesiastic, folly of follies; all things are folly.
What is abundance to man in all his trouble in which he is troubled under the sun?
A generation goes, and a generation comes, and the earth into the eon is established
And rises the [[G2246|sun],] and goes down the [[G2246|sun],] and unto its place it draws
In its rising it goes forth to the south, and it circles to the north; circles circling going the [[G4151|wind],] and at its circuits returns the wind
All the rushing streams go into the sea, and the sea is not filled up. To the place where the rushing streams went, there they shall return to go again .
All words wearied shall not be able a man to speak; and shall not be filled up the eye to see, and shall not be filled the ear of hearing.
What is the thing taking place? the same thing as shall be taking place. And what is the thing being done? the same thing that shall be done; and there is not anything newly made under the sun.
Who shall speak and shall say? Behold this is new! Already it has happened in the eons to the ones having taken place from before us.
There is no remembrance to the first things ; and indeed to the last things being, there will not be a remembrance of them, with the ones being born at the latter end.
I an ecclesiastic became king over in
And I gave my heart to inquire and to survey by wisdom concerning all things happening under the heaven. For distraction a wicked gave God to the sons of men to be distracting to him.
I beheld all the actions, the ones being done under the sun; and behold, all was folly and a resolve of spirit.
The thing being perverted is not able to be embellished. And deficiency is not able to be counted.
I spoke in my heart to say, Behold, I was magnified, and was added wisdom over all who came before me in And I give my heart to know wisdom and knowledge.
And my heart beheld much wisdom and knowledge, parables, and higher knowledge. knew I For even indeed this is resolve of spirit.
For in abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and the one adding knowledge shall add pain.