전도서 1장 NASB

1. ¹ The words of the Preacher the son of David king in Jerusalem.
2. ² "Vanity of vanities" says the Preacher "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
3. ³ What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
4. ⁴ A generation goes and a generation comes But the earth remains forever.
5. ⁵ Also the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again.
6. ⁶ Blowing toward the south Then turning toward the north The wind continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.
7. ⁷ All the rivers flow into the sea Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow There they flow again.
8. ⁸ All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
9. ⁹ That which has been is that which will be And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.
10. ¹⁰ Is there anything of which one might say "See this it is new"? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us.
11. ¹¹ There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still.
12. ¹² I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13. ¹³ And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
14. ¹⁴ I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun and behold all is vanity and striving after wind.
15. ¹⁵ What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.
16. ¹⁶ I said to myself "Behold I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."
17. ¹⁷ And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
18. ¹⁸ Because in much wisdom there is much grief and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.