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Ecclesiastes, King James Bible

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The full text of Ecclesiastes from the King James Version of the Bible, verse by verse.

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ID Testament BookNbr Book Chapter VerseNbr Verse
1 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 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 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 1 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
19 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
20 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
21 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
22 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
23 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
24 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
25 Old Testament 21 Ecclesiastes 2 7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

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