Ecclesiastes
12 chapters, 222 verses. The 21st of 66 books, in Poetry and Wisdom.
How it begins
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Chapters
- 1Vanity beneath the sun
- 2Pleasures turn to vexation
- 3A season for all purposes
- 4Oppression and advantage of two
- 5Vows and the love of silver
- 6Man without power to enjoy
- 7Death better than birth
- 8Wisdom and submission to rule
- 9Death comes equally to all
- 10Folly mars wisdom
- 11Cast bread upon waters
- 12Remember thy Creator
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.