Original 1611 King James Bible (KJV)

Ecclesiastes 1

1 The preacher sheweth that all human courses are vain: 4 because the creatures are restless in their courses, 9 they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten, 12 and because he hath found it so in the studies of wisdom.

 1:1 ¶ The wordes 1697 of the Preacher, 6953 the son 1121 of Dauid, 1732 King 4428 in Ierusalem. 3389

 1:2 Uanitie 1892 of vanities, 1892 saith 559 z8804 the Preacher, 6953 vanitie 1892 of vanities, 1892 all x3605 [is] vanitie. 1892

 1:3 What x4100 profite 3504 [hath] a man 120 of all x3605 his labour 5999 which hee taketh 5998 z8799 x7945 vnder x8478 the Sunne? 8121

 1:4 [One] generation 1755 passeth away, 1980 z8802 and [another] generation 1755 commeth: 935 z8802 z8676 z8804 but the earth 776 abideth 5975 z8802 for euer. 5769

 1:5 The Sunne 8121 also ariseth, 2224 z8804 and the Sunne 8121 goeth downe, 935 z8804 and hasteth 7602 z8802 to x413 the place 4725 where x8033 he x1931 arose. 2224 z8802

 1:6 The winde 7307 goeth 1980 z8802 toward x413 the South, 1864 and turneth about 5437 z8802 vnto x413 the North; 6828 it whirleth about x1980 continually, 5437 y1980 z8802 and the winde 7307 returneth againe 7725 z8804 according x5921 to his circuits. 5439

 1:7 All x3605 the riuers 5158 runne 1980 z8802 into x413 the sea, 3220 yet the Sea 3220 [is] not x369 full: 4392 vnto x413 the place 4725 from whence the riuers 5158 x7945 come, 1980 z8802 thither x8033 they x1992 returne 7725 z8802 againe. y3212 z8800 x1980

 1:8 All x3605 things 1697 [are] full of labour, 3023 man 376 cannot 3201 z8799 x3808 vtter 1696 z8763 [it]: the eye 5869 is not x3808 satisfied 7646 z8799 with seeing, 7200 z8800 nor x3808 the eare 241 filled 4390 z8735 with hearing. 8085 z8800 x4480

 1:9 The thing x4100 that hath beene, x7945 x1961 it x1931 [is] that which shall be: x7945 x1961 and that x4100 which is done, 6213 z8738 x7945 is that x1931 which shall be done; 6213 z8735 x7945 and [there is] no x369 x3605 new 2319 thing vnder x8478 the sunne. 8121

 1:10 Is there 3426 any thing, 1697 whereof it may be sayd, 559 z8799 x7945 See, 7200 z8798 this x2088 is new? 2319 it x1931 hath beene x1961 already 3528 of olde time, 5769 which x834 was x1961 before 6440 x4480 vs.

 1:11 [There is] no x369 remembrance 2146 of former 7223 things; neither x1571 x3808 shall there bee x1961 any remembrance 2146 of things that are to come, y314 x7945 x1961 with x5973 those that shall come x7945 x1961 after. 314

 1:12 ¶ I x589 the Preacher 6953 was x1961 king 4428 ouer x5921 Israel 3478 in Ierusalem. 3389

 1:13 And I gaue 5414 z8804 x853 my heart 3820 to seeke 1875 z8800 and search out 8446 z8800 by wisedome, 2451 concerning x5921 all x3605 things that x834 are done 6213 z8738 vnder x8478 heauen: 8064 this x1931 sore 7451 trauell 6045 hath God 430 giuen 5414 z8804 to the sonnes 1121 of man, 120 to be exercised 6031 z8800 therewith.

 1:14 I haue seene 7200 z8804 x853 all x3605 the workes 4639 that are done 6213 z8738 x7945 vnder x8478 the Sunne, 8121 and behold, x2009 all x3605 [is] vanitie, 1892 and vexation 7469 of spirit. 7307

 1:15 That which is crooked, 5791 z8794 cannot 3201 z8799 x3808 be made straight: 8626 z8800 and that which is wanting 2642 cannot 3201 z8799 x3808 be numbred. 4487 z8736

 1:16 I x589 communed 1696 z8765 with x5973 mine owne heart, 3820 saying, 559 z8800 Loe, x2009 I x589 am come to great estate, 1431 z8689 and haue gotten y3254 z8689 more x3254 wisedome 2451 then x5921 all x3605 they that x834 haue beene x1961 before 6440 me in x5921 Ierusalem: 3389 yea my heart 3820 had great 7235 z8687 experience 7200 z8804 of wisedome 2451 & knowledge. 1847

 1:17 And I gaue 5414 z8799 my heart 3820 to know 3045 z8800 wisedome, 2451 and to know 3045 z8800 madnesse 1947 and folly: 5531 I perceiued 3045 z8804 that this y1571 x2088 also x7945 x1571 is vexation 7475 of spirit. 7307

 1:18 For x3588 in much 7230 wisedome 2451 [is] much 7230 griefe: 3708 and hee that increaseth 3254 z8686 knowledge, 1847 increaseth 3254 z8686 sorrow. 4341