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Ecclesiastes
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The words of the spokesman, the son of David and the king in Jerusalem.
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Ecclesiastes
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"Absolutely pointless!" says the spokesman. "Absolutely pointless! Everything is pointless."
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Ecclesiastes
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Generations come, and generations go, but the earth lasts forever.
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Ecclesiastes
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The sun rises, and the sun sets, and then it rushes back to the place where it will rise [again].
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Ecclesiastes
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The wind blows toward the south and shifts toward the north. Round and round it blows. It blows in a full circle.
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Ecclesiastes
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All streams flow into the sea, but the sea is never full. The water goes back to the place where the streams began in order to [start] flowing again.
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Ecclesiastes
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All of these sayings are worn-out phrases. They are more than anyone can express, comprehend, or understand.
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Ecclesiastes
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Whatever has happened before will happen [again]. Whatever has been done before will be done [again]. There is nothing new under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes
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Can you say that anything is new? It has already been here long before us.
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Ecclesiastes
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Nothing from the past is remembered. Even in the future, nothing will be remembered by those who come after us.
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Ecclesiastes
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With all my heart I used wisdom to study and explore everything done under heaven. Mortals are weighed down with a terrible burden that God has placed on them.
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Ecclesiastes
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I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It's all pointless. [It's like] trying to catch the wind.
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Ecclesiastes
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No one can straighten what is bent. No one can count what is not there.
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Ecclesiastes
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I thought to myself, "I have grown wiser than anyone who [has ruled] Jerusalem before me. I've had a lot of experience with wisdom and knowledge."
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Ecclesiastes
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I've used my mind to understand wisdom and knowledge as well as madness and stupidity. [Now] I know that this is [like] trying to catch the wind.
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With a lot of wisdom [comes] a lot of heartache. The greater [your] knowledge, the greater [your] pain.