Category Archives: Ecclesiastes

1 The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, the king of Jerusalem. 2 Ecclesiastes said: Vanity of vanities! Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity! 3 What more does a man have from all his labor, as he labors under the sun? 4 A generation passes away, and a generation arrives. But the earth […]

1 I said in my heart: “I will go forth and overflow with delights, and I will enjoy good things.” And I saw that this, too, is emptiness. 2 Laughter, I considered an error. And to rejoicing, I said: “Why are you being deceived, to no purpose?” 3 I decided in my heart to withdraw […]

1 All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval. 2 A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pull up what was planted. 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and […]

1 I turned myself to other things, and I saw the false accusations which are carried out under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and that there was no one to console them; and that they were not able to withstand their violence, being destitute of all help. 2 And so, I praised […]

1 You should not speak anything rashly, nor should your heart be hasty to present a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth. For this reason, let your words be few. 2 Dreams follow many worries, and in many words foolishness will be found. 3 If you have vowed […]

1 There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men. 2 It is a man to whom God has given wealth, and resources, and honor; and out of all that he desires, nothing is lacking to his life; yet God does not grant him the […]

1 Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what […]

1 The wisdom of a man shines in his countenance, and even the expression of a most powerful man will change. 2 I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God. 3 You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For […]

1 I have drawn all these things through my heart, so that I might carefully understand. There are just men as well as wise men, and their works are in the hand of God. And yet a man does not know so much as whether he is worthy of love or of hatred. 2 But […]

1 Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness. 2 The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a foolish man is in his left hand. 3 Moreover, as a foolish man is walking along the […]