Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 1 - Reflections of a Royal Philosopher

The words of the Teacher,[a] the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,[b] vanity of vanities! All is...

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, “It...

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and...

Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed—with no one to comfort them! On the...

[a] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; to draw near to listen is better than the sacrifice offered by fools; for they do...

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind: 2 those to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and...

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death, than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning...

Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? Wisdom makes one’s face shine, and the hardness of one’s...

All this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God; whether it is love or...

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 The heart of the wise...

Send out your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will get it back. 2 Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do...

Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no...

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