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Ecclesiastes (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 01:47, January 15, 2010
, 01:47, January 15, 2010Chapter 1, with notes
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|The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
|The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
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|What follows are the words of the Preacher, Son of David, and King of Jerusalem
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|Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
|Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
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|Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities; Vanity is everywhere
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|What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
|What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
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|What does man have to show for all of his earthly work?
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|I assume earthly is what under the sun means
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|One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
|One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
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|One generation follows another; the Earth outlasts them, unchanging and for ever.
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| Capitalized earth, maybe I should not have, perhaps it meant dirt
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|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 his place where he arose.
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|The sun rises and sets and returns to where it rose.
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|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 whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
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|The wind bows to the South, then turns to the North; it whirls about continually, returning on its own time, in its own way.
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|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 from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
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|All rivers flow in to the oceans; yet the oceans are not full; Back to the headwaters of the rivers, the water returns.
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|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 labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
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|Everything labors; but we cannot adequately express this: Our eyes do not find fulfillment in merely seeing; our ears are not fulfilled by hearing.
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|The first section of this line needs work, I don't understand what it means.
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|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.
|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.
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|The way things were in the past will be the way things are in the future; What has been done before will be done again; There is nothing new under the sun.
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|I kept it "nothing new under the sun" rather than changing it to earthly, primarily because it is such an iconic quote.
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|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 any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
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|Is there anything of which we can say "Look, this is new"? All things are old, all was done before us.
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|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 former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
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|We do not clearly remember the past; in the future those who come after us will not remember what has happened now.
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|I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
|I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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|I am the Preacher, I was the King of Israel in Jerusalem.
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|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 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.
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|I was passionate about seeking out wisdom concerning all things that are done in the earthly realm: God has given the sons of men a trying ordeal to handle.
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|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 vexation of spirit.
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|I have seen everything that is done here on earth; It has amounted to nothing but vanity and vexation of the spirit.
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|I took vexation to mean an attempt to confuse and satisfy the cravings of the spirit, but did not know how to write that with out the language becoming stilted and awkward
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|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.
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|If something is bent it cannot be straightened; we cannot satisfy the things that are wanting.
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|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 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.
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|I spoke with my own heart. I told it "I have great wealth and great wisdom, more than any of those who came before me in Jerusalem": Yes, my heart has experienced great wisdom and knowledge
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|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 gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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|I spent the passions of my heart on seeking wisdom and understanding madness and folly: I realize now that this is also a vexation of the spirit.
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|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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|I have found grief in my wisdom; as my Knowledge grows so does my sorrow.
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