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Ecclesiastes 1:2-8
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 1
2
'Futility of futilities,' says the Preacher,
'Futility of futilities! All is futility.'
3
What advantage does a person have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
4
A generation goes and a generation comes,
But the earth remains forever.
5
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;
And hurrying to its place it rises there
again.
6
Blowing toward the south,
Then turning toward the north,
The wind continues swirling along;
And on its circular courses the wind returns.
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
All things are wearisome;
No one can tell
it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
King James Version
Chapter 1
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 1
2
"Absolute futility," says the Teacher.
"Absolute futility. Everything is futile."
3
What does a person gain for all his efforts
that he labors at under the sun?
4
A generation goes and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
5
The sun rises and the sun sets;
panting, it returns to the place
where it rises.
6
Gusting to the south,
turning to the north,
turning, turning, goes the wind,
and the wind returns in its cycles.
7
All the streams flow to the sea,
yet the sea is never full;
to the place where the streams flow,
there they flow again.
8
All things are wearisome,
more than anyone can say.
The eye is not satisfied by seeing
or the ear filled with hearing.
New Living Translation
Chapter 1
2
Everything is meaningless,' says the Teacher, 'completely meaningless!'
3
What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
4
Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes.
5
The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.
6
The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles.
7
Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea.
8
Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.
English Standard Version
Chapter 1
2
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
3
What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
4
A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
5
The sun rises, and the sun goes down,
and hastens to the place where it rises.
6
The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns.
7
All streams run to the sea,
but the sea is not full;
to the place where the streams flow,
there they flow again.
8
All things are full of weariness;
a man cannot utter it;
the eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear filled with hearing.
New International Version
Chapter 1
2
"Meaningless! Meaningless!"
says the Teacher.
"Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless."
3
What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
4
Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
5
The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.
6
The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
7
All streams flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.
8
All things are wearisome,
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
New King James Version
Chapter 1
2
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, all
is
vanity.”
3
What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he toils under the sun?
4
One
generation passes away, and
another
generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
5
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose.
6
The wind goes toward the south,
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
7
All the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea
is
not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
8
All things
are
full of labor;
Man cannot express
it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
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