1 ρηματα εκκλησιαστου υιου δαυιδ βασιλεως ισραηλ εν ιερουσαλημ | 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. |
2 ματαιοτης ματαιοτητων ειπεν ο εκκλησιαστης ματαιοτης ματαιοτητων τα παντα ματαιοτης | 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. |
3 τις περισσεια τω ανθρωπω εν παντι μοχθω αυτου ω μοχθει υπο τον ηλιον | 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? |
4 γενεα πορευεται και γενεα ερχεται και η γη εις τον αιωνα εστηκεν | 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. |
5 και ανατελλει ο ηλιος και δυνει ο ηλιος και εις τον τοπον αυτου ελκει | 5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. |
6 ανατελλων αυτος εκει πορευεται προς νοτον και κυκλοι προς βορραν κυκλοι κυκλων πορευεται το πνευμα και επι κυκλους αυτου επιστρεφει το πνευμα | 6 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. |
7 παντες οι χειμαρροι πορευονται εις την θαλασσαν και η θαλασσα ουκ εσται εμπιμπλαμενη εις τοπον ου οι χειμαρροι πορευονται εκει αυτοι επιστρεφουσιν του πορευθηναι | 7 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. |
8 παντες οι λογοι εγκοποι ου δυνησεται ανηρ του λαλειν και ουκ εμπλησθησεται οφθαλμος του οραν και ου πληρωθησεται ους απο ακροασεως | 8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. |
9 τι το γεγονος αυτο το γενησομενον και τι το πεποιημενον αυτο το ποιηθησομενον και ουκ εστιν παν προσφατον υπο τον ηλιον | 9 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. |
10 ος λαλησει και ερει ιδε τουτο καινον εστιν ηδη γεγονεν εν τοις αιωσιν τοις γενομενοις απο εμπροσθεν ημων | 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. |
11 ουκ εστιν μνημη τοις πρωτοις και γε τοις εσχατοις γενομενοις ουκ εσται αυτοις μνημη μετα των γενησομενων εις την εσχατην | 11 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. |
12 εγω εκκλησιαστης εγενομην βασιλευς επι ισραηλ εν ιερουσαλημ | 12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. |
13 και εδωκα την καρδιαν μου του εκζητησαι και του κατασκεψασθαι εν τη σοφια περι παντων των γινομενων υπο τον ουρανον οτι περισπασμον πονηρον εδωκεν ο θεος τοις υιοις του ανθρωπου του περισπασθαι εν αυτω | 13 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. |
14 ειδον συν παντα τα ποιηματα τα πεποιημενα υπο τον ηλιον και ιδου τα παντα ματαιοτης και προαιρεσις πνευματος | 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
15 διεστραμμενον ου δυνησεται του επικοσμηθηναι και υστερημα ου δυνησεται του αριθμηθηναι | 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. |
16 ελαλησα εγω εν καρδια μου τω λεγειν εγω ιδου εμεγαλυνθην και προσεθηκα σοφιαν επι πασιν οι εγενοντο εμπροσθεν μου εν ιερουσαλημ και καρδια μου ειδεν πολλα σοφιαν και γνωσιν | 16 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. |
17 και εδωκα καρδιαν μου του γνωναι σοφιαν και γνωσιν παραβολας και επιστημην εγνων οτι και γε τουτ' εστιν προαιρεσις πνευματος | 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. |
18 οτι εν πληθει σοφιας πληθος γνωσεως και ο προστιθεις γνωσιν προσθησει αλγημα | 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. |