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Ecclesiastes 2 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Futility of Pleasure and Possessions

(cf. 1Ki 4:20–28 )

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Ecc 2:1 - I^H589 said^H559 in mine heart,^H3820 Go to^H3212 now,^H4994 I will prove thee^H5254 with mirth,^H8057 therefore enjoy^H7200 pleasure:^H2896 and, behold,^H2009 this^H1931 also^H1571 is vanity.^H1892

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Ecc 2:2 - I said^H559 of laughter,^H7814 It is mad:^H1984 and of mirth,^H8057 What^H4100 doeth^H6213 it?^H2090

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Ecc 2:3 - I sought^H8446 in mine heart^H3820 to give^H4900 myself^H1320 unto wine,^H3196 yet^H3820^➔ acquainting^H5090 mine heart^➔^H3820 with wisdom;^H2451 and to lay hold^H270 on folly,^H5531 till^H5704 I might see^H7200 what^H335 was that^H2088 good^H2896 for the sons^H1121 of men,^H120 which^H834 they should do^H6213 under^H8478 the heaven^H8064 all^H4557 the days^H3117 of their life.^H2416

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Ecc 2:4 - I made^H1431^➔ me^H4639^➔ great^➔^H1431 works;^➔^H4639 I builded^H1129 me^H589 houses;^H1004 I planted^H5193 me^H589 vineyards:^H3754

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Ecc 2:5 - I made^H6213 me^H589 gardens^H1593 and orchards,^H6508 and I planted^H5193 trees^H6086 in them of all^H3605 kind of fruits:^H6529

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Ecc 2:6 - I made^H6213 me^H589 pools^H1295 of water,^H4325 to water^H8248 therewith^H1992 the wood^H3293 that bringeth forth^H6779 trees:^H6086

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Ecc 2:7 - I got^H7069 me servants^H5650 and maidens,^H8198 and^H1121^➔ had^H1961 servants born^➔^H1121 in my house;^H1004 also^H1571 I^H589 had^H1961 great^H7235 possessions^H4735 of great^H1241 and small cattle^H6629 above all^H3605 that were^H1961 in Jerusalem^H3389 before me:^H6440

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Ecc 2:8 - I gathered^H3664 me^H589 also^H1571 silver^H3701 and gold,^H2091 and the peculiar treasure^H5459 of kings^H4428 and of the provinces:^H4082 I gat^H6213 me^H589 men singers^H7891 and women singers,^H7891 and the delights^H8588 of the sons^H1121 of men,^H120 as musical instruments,^H7705 and that of all sorts.^H7705

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Ecc 2:9 - So I was great,^H1431 and increased more^H3254 than all^H3605 that were^H1961 before me^H6440 in Jerusalem:^H3389 also^H637 my wisdom^H2451 remained^H5975 with me.

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Ecc 2:10 - And whatsoever^H3605^H834 mine eyes^H5869 desired^H7592 I kept^H680 not^H3808 from them,^H1992 I withheld^H4513 not^H3808 my heart^H3820 from any^H3605 joy;^H8057 for^H3588 my heart^H3820 rejoiced^H8056 in all^H3605 my labour:^H5999 and this^H2088 was^H1961 my portion^H2506 of all^H3605 my labour.^H5999

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Ecc 2:11 - Then^H6437^➔ I^H589 looked^➔^H6437 on all^H3605 the works^H4639 that^H6213^➔ my hands^H3027 had wrought,^➔^H6213 and on the labour^H5999 that I had laboured^H5998 to do:^H6213 and, behold,^H2009 all^H3605 was vanity^H1892 and vexation^H7469 of spirit,^H7307 and^H369^➔ there was no^➔^H369 profit^H3504 under^H8478 the sun.^H8121

Wisdom Excels Folly

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Ecc 2:12 - And I turned^H6437 myself^H589 to behold^H7200 wisdom,^H2451 and madness,^H1947 and folly:^H5531 for^H3588 what^H4100 can the man^H120 do that cometh^H935 after^H310 the king?^H4428 even that^H853 which^H834 hath been^H6213^➔ already^H3528 done.^➔^H6213

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Ecc 2:13 - Then^H7200^➔ I^H589 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3426 wisdom^H2451 excelleth^H3504 folly,^H5531 as far as^H3504^➔ light^H216 excelleth^➔^H3504 darkness.^H2822

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Ecc 2:14 - The wise man's^H2450 eyes^H5869 are in his head;^H7218 but the fool^H3684 walketh^H1980 in darkness:^H2822 and I^H3045^➔ myself^H589 perceived^➔^H3045 also^H1571 that^H4745^➔ one^H259 event^➔^H4745 happeneth to^H7136 them all.^H3605

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Ecc 2:15 - Then said^H559 I^H589 in my heart,^H3820 As it happeneth^H4745 to the fool,^H3684 so^H1571^➔ it happeneth^H7136 even^➔^H1571 to me;^H589 and why^H4100 was^H2449^➔ I^H589 then^H227 more^H3148 wise?^➔^H2449 Then I said^H1696 in my heart,^H3820 that^H1571^➔ this^H2088 also^➔^H1571 is vanity.^H1892

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Ecc 2:16 - For^H3588 there is no^H369 remembrance^H2146 of the wise^H2450 more than^H5973 of the fool^H3684 for ever;^H5769 seeing that which now^H3528 is in the days^H3117 to come^H935 shall^H7911^➔ all^H3605 be forgotten.^➔^H7911 And how^H349 dieth^H4191 the wise^H2450 man? as^H5973 the fool.^H3684

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Ecc 2:17 - Therefore I hated^H8130 life;^H2416 because^H3588 the work^H4639 that is wrought^H6213 under^H8478 the sun^H8121 is grievous^H7451 unto me:^H5921 for^H3588 all^H3605 is vanity^H1892 and vexation^H7469 of spirit.^H7307

The Futility of Labor

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Ecc 2:18 - Yea,^H8130^➔ I^H589 hated^➔^H8130 all^H3605 my labour^H5999 which I^H589 had taken^H6001 under^H8478 the sun:^H8121 because I should leave it^H3240 unto the man^H120 that shall be^H1961 after me.^H310

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Ecc 2:19 - And who^H4310 knoweth^H3045 whether^H2450^➔ he shall be^H1961 a wise^➔^H2450 man or^H176 a fool?^H5530 yet shall he have rule^H7980 over all^H3605 my labour^H5999 wherein I have laboured,^H5998 and wherein I have shewed myself wise^H2449 under^H8478 the sun.^H8121 This^H2088 is also^H1571 vanity.^H1892

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Ecc 2:20 - Therefore^H5437^➔ I^H589 went about^➔^H5437 to cause^H2976^➔ my heart^H3820 to despair^➔^H2976 of^H5921 all^H3605 the labour^H5999 which I took^H5998 under^H8478 the sun.^H8121

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Ecc 2:21 - For^H3588 there is^H3426 a man^H120 whose labour^H5999 is in wisdom,^H2451 and in knowledge,^H1847 and in equity;^H3788 yet to a man^H120 that^H3808^➔ hath^H5998^➔ not^➔^H3808 laboured^➔^H5998 therein shall he leave it^H5414 for his portion.^H2506 This^H2088 also^H1571 is vanity^H1892 and a^H7451^➔ great^H7227 evil.^➔^H7451

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Ecc 2:22 - For^H3588 what^H4100 hath^H1933 man^H120 of all^H3605 his labour,^H5999 and of the vexation^H7475 of his heart,^H3820 wherein^H1931 he hath laboured^H6001 under^H8478 the sun?^H8121

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Ecc 2:23 - For^H3588 all^H3605 his days^H3117 are sorrows,^H4341 and^H3708^➔ his travail^H6045 grief;^➔^H3708 yea,^H1571 his heart^H3820 taketh^H7901^➔ not^H3808 rest^➔^H7901 in the night.^H3915 This^H2088 is^H1892^➔ also^H1571 vanity.^➔^H1892

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Ecc 2:24 - There is nothing^H369 better^H2896 for a man,^H120 than that he should eat^H398 and drink,^H8354 and that he should make^H7200^➔ his soul^H5315 enjoy^➔^H7200 good^H2896 in his labour.^H5999 This^H2090 also^H1571 I^H589 saw,^H7200 that^H3588 it^H1931 was from the hand^H3027 of God.^H430

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Ecc 2:25 - For^H3588 who^H4310 can eat,^H398 or who else^H4310 can hasten^H2363 hereunto, more^H2351 than I?^H4480

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Ecc 2:26 - For^H3588 God giveth^H5414 to a man^H120 that is good^H2896 in his sight^H6440 wisdom,^H2451 and knowledge,^H1847 and joy:^H8057 but to the sinner^H2398 he giveth^H5414 travail,^H6045 to gather^H622 and to heap up,^H3664 that he may give^H5414 to him that is good^H2896 before^H6440 God.^H430 This^H2088 also^H1571 is vanity^H1892 and vexation^H7469 of spirit.^H7307

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