6 aThe wind goes toward the south,
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit.
7 aAll the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again.
8 All things are1 full of labor;
Man cannot express it.
aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
Man cannot express it.
aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 aThat which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there anything of which it may be said,
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
11 There is ano remembrance of former things,
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.
The Grief of Wisdom
12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I set my heart to seek and asearch out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; bthis burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be1 exercised.
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
15 aWhat is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
16 I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained amore wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has1 understood great wisdom and knowledge.”
17 aAnd I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.
18 For ain much wisdom is much grief,
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Ecclesiastes 1:8.
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