1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

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Ecclesiastes 12:8, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Ecclesiastes 12:8, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Ecclesiastes 1:12

2"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."

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Psalms 144:4, Psalms 144:4, Romans 8:20, Romans 8:20, Psalms 39:5

3What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

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Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:22, Ecclesiastes 5:16

4One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

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Psalms 104:5, Psalms 104:5, Zechariah 1:5, Ecclesiastes 6:12, Zechariah 1:5

5The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.

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Psalms 19:4, Psalms 19:6, Psalms 42:1, Habakkuk 3:11, Psalms 19:4

6The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.

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John 3:8, John 3:8, Ecclesiastes 11:5, Ecclesiastes 11:5, Job 37:9

7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.

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Job 38:10, Job 38:11, Job 38:10, Job 38:11, Psalms 104:6

8All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

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Proverbs 27:20, Proverbs 27:20, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 11:28, Ecclesiastes 4:8

9That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

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Ecclesiastes 3:15, Ecclesiastes 3:15, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Ecclesiastes 6:10, Ecclesiastes 2:12

10Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

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Acts 7:51, Acts 7:51, Matthew 23:30, Matthew 23:32, Luke 17:26

11There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.

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Ecclesiastes 2:16, Psalms 9:6, Ecclesiastes 2:16, Psalms 9:6, Ecclesiastes 9:5

12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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Ecclesiastes 1:1, Ecclesiastes 1:1, 1 Kings 4:1, 1 Kings 4:19, 1 Kings 4:1

13I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

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Ecclesiastes 3:10, Ecclesiastes 3:10, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 1:17

14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

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Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:17, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Ecclesiastes 2:17

15That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.

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Ecclesiastes 7:12, Ecclesiastes 7:13, Ecclesiastes 7:12, Ecclesiastes 7:13, Isaiah 40:4

16I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."

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Ecclesiastes 2:9, Ecclesiastes 2:9, 1 Kings 4:30, 1 Kings 4:30, 1 Kings 10:7

17I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

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Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ecclesiastes 2:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Ecclesiastes 2:10

18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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Job 28:28, Ecclesiastes 12:12, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Job 28:28, Ecclesiastes 12:12