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Ecclesiastes, King James Bible

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

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ID Testament Book nbr Book Chapter Verse nbr 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.

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Last checked against sources: October 14, 2026.

Last changed: July 17, 2026. This is when we last changed the data or its description. It doesn’t mean the data runs up to that date.

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