1. The words of
the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem,
2. Vanity of
vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3. What profit
hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4. One generation
passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth
abideth for ever.
5. The sun also
ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he
arose.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. All things are
full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied
with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9. 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.
10. Is there any
thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already
of old time, which was before us.
11. 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.
12. I the Preacher
was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13. 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.
14. I have seen
all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity
and vexation of spirit.
15. That which is
crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting
cannot be numbered.
16. 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.
17. And I gave my
heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived
that this also is vexation of spirit.
18. For in much
wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
Sept. 19
Daily reading schedule,
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