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I thought that it would be great to share my favorite part of the Old
Testament with friends, to ponder the ephemeral convention of time.
You can locate the rest at:
http://www.stoneworks.com/bible/old_testament/21_Ecclesiastes.html
Best wishes in the new year.
_Neb
Ecclesiastes 1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth
abideth for ever.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where
he arose.
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.
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.
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied
with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
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.
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been
already of old time, which was before us.
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.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 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.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is
vanity and vexation of spirit.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting
cannot be numbered.
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.
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I
perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
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