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King James Bible 1611 |
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King James Bible 1769 |
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| 2:1 |
I said in mine heart, Goe to now, I wil prooue thee with mirth, therfore enioy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanitie. |
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I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. |
| 2:2 |
I saide of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? |
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I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? |
| 2:3 |
I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe vnto wine, (yet acquainting mine heart with wisedome) and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sonnes of men, which they should doe vnder the heauen all the dayes of their life. |
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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. |
| 2:4 |
I made me great workes, I builded mee houses, I planted mee Uineyards. |
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I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: |
| 2:5 |
I made mee gardens & orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kinde of fruits. |
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I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: |
| 2:6 |
I made mee pooles of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth foorth trees: |
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I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: |
| 2:7 |
I got me seruants and maydens, and had seruants borne in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattell, aboue all that were in Ierusalem before me. |
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I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: |
| 2:8 |
I gathered mee also siluer and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the prouinces: I gate mee men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sonnes of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. |
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I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. |
| 2:9 |
So I was great, and increased more then all that were before mee in Ierusalem; also my wisedome remained with me. |
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So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
| 2:10 |
And whatsoeuer mine eyes desired, I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any ioy: for my heart reioyced in all my labour; and this was my portion of all my labour. |
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And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. |
| 2:11 |
Then I looked on all the workes that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to doe: and behold, all was vanitie, and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit vnder the Sunne. |
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Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. |
| 2:12 |
And I turned my selfe to behold wisedome, and madnesse and folly: for what can the man doe, that commeth after the king? euen that which hath bene already done. |
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And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. |
| 2:13 |
Then I saw that wisedome excelleth folly, as farre as light excelleth darkenesse. |
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Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
| 2:14 |
The wise mans eyes are in his head, but the foole walketh in darknes: and I my selfe perceiued also that one euent happeneth to them all. |
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The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. |
| 2:15 |
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the foole, so it happeneth euen to me, and why was I then more wise? then I said in my heart, That this also is vanitie. |
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Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. |
| 2:16 |
For there is no remembrance of the wise, more then of the foole for euer; seeing that which now is, in the dayes to come shall be forgotten; and how dieth the wise man? as the foole. |
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For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. |
| 2:17 |
Therefore I hated life, because the worke that is wrought vnder the Sunne is grieuous vnto mee: for all is vanitie, and vexation of spirit. |
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Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
| 2:18 |
Yea I hated all my labour which I had taken vnder the Sunne: because I should leaue it vnto the man that shalbe after mee. |
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Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. |
| 2:19 |
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foole? yet shall he haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue laboured, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the Sunne. This is also vanitie. |
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And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. |
| 2:20 |
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despaire of all the labour which I tooke vnder the Sunne. |
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Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. |
| 2:21 |
For there is a man whose labour is in wisedome and in knowledge, and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein, shall hee leaue it for his portion; This also is vanitie, and a great euill. |
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For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. |
| 2:22 |
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein hee hath laboured vnder the Sunne? |
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For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? |
| 2:23 |
For all his dayes are sorrowes, and his traueile, griefe; yea his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanitie. |
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. |
| 2:24 |
There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. |
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There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. |
| 2:25 |
For who can eate? or who else can hasten hereunto more then I? |
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For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? |
| 2:26 |
For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit. |
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For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. |