Red Letter. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? Bible > NKJV > Ecclesiastes 9 Ecclesiastes 9 New King James Version: Par Death Comes to All. d All is vanity. ver 24-25; S Jdg 9:13; Ru 3:3; Ecc 3:12-13; 5:18; 8:15, S Job 2:10; Ecc 3:12-13; 5:17-19; 7:14; 9:7-10; 11:7-10, Eccl. 20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2 :: King James Version (KJV) Strong's. Listen to the Bible. Ecclesiastes 2 - NKJV Audio Bible PLUS Text This is from the New King James Version of The Bible. 9 (I)So I became great and [f]excelled (J)more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. (P)13 I saw that wisdom(Q) is better than folly,(R)    just as light is better than darkness.14 The wise have eyes in their heads,    while the fool walks in the darkness;but I came to realize    that the same fate overtakes them both. (AE) This too, I see, is from the hand of God,(AF) 25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? 25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, [i]more than I? 15 So I said in my heart,“As it happens to the fool,It also happens to me,And why was I then more wise?”Then I said in my heart,“This also is vanity.”16 For there is (R)no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever,Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.And how does a wise man die?As the fool! 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. 6 I made myself water pools from which to [c]water the growing trees of the grove. Ecclesiastes 2:11 NKJV Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. ; some Heb. All rights reserved. Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. "; and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?" # to give…: Heb. (N), 12 Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom,    and also madness and folly. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and [e]musical instruments of all kinds. ; some Heb. This also is vanity. 20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2. The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, an This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 2:18–23 18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because r I must leave it to the man who will come after me. (L) In all this my wisdom stayed with me. 4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself(E) and planted vineyards. 8 (H)I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. 1 For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. Also my wisdom remained with me. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? Paragraph. NIV 1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. Ecclesiastes All Is Vanity. Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly … For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. 2 I said (B)in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with (C)mirth; [a]therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, (D)this also was vanity. 5 I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his [h]heritage to a man who has not labored for it. 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. (F) 5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. Yet I myself perceived That the same event happens to them all. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his [h]heritage to a man who has not labored for it. Better to go to the house of mourning. 2 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. This also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2:13-14 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness. 7:4; 8:15) mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, # Eccl. I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this … 22 (T)For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and [e]musical instruments of all kinds. Also my wisdom remained with me. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. 6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. 9 (I)So I became great and [f]excelled (J)more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. 21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. Ecclesiastes 2:1-26—Navigate by chapter and verse in the King James Version of the Bible. New King James Version (NKJV). NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Ecclesiastes 2:22New King James Version (NKJV) 22 For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? 7 I acquired male and female servants, and had [d]servants born in my house. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune. everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. 2 I said (B)in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with (C)mirth; [a]therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, (D)this also was vanity. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. 8 (H)I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. And what does pleasure accomplish?” 3 I tried cheering myself with wine,(C) and embracing folly(D)—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure. (AC) This too is meaningless. This also is vanity. 18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because (S)I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. to draw my flesh with … While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return … This also is vanity. Used by permission. (S), “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. 12 Then I turned myself to consider wisdom (M)and madness and folly;For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—Only what he has already (N)done.13 Then I saw that wisdom (O)excels follyAs light excels darkness.14 (P)The wise man’s eyes are in his head,But the fool walks in darkness.Yet I myself perceivedThat (Q)the same event happens to them all. ) who were in Jerusalem the fate of the fool will overtake me.! Laughter— “ madness! ” ; and of mirth, What doeth it ©1973, 1978, 1984 2011! 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