I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit

It spake with my heart, saying, Behold, I was magnified, and added wisdom over all that were before me at Jerusalem: and my heart saw much of wisdom and knowledge.

And I saw there is profit to wisdom more than to folly, as the excellence of the light above darkness.

Not good in man he shall eat and drink and cause his soul to see good in his labor. Also this I saw that it is from the hand of God.

I saw the labor which God gave to the sons of man to be humbled in it

And yet I saw under the sun the place of judgment, there the unjust one; and the place of the just one, there the unjust one.

And I saw that no good more than that man shall rejoice in his works; for this is his portion: for who shall bring him to look upon what shall be after him?

And good above them two which were not yet, which saw not the evil work which was done under the sun.

And I saw all the labor and all the success of the work, for this the jealousy of a man from his neighbor. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.

I saw all the living going under the sun, with the second child which shall stand in his stead.

There is an evil making sick I saw under the sun: riches watched to its owners for their evil.

Behold, what I saw: good, which is beautiful to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labor that he will labor under the sun the number of the days of his life, which God gave to him; for this his portion.

There is evil which I saw under the sun, and it is much upon man:

Also he saw not the sun, and he knew not rest to this above this.

And although he lived a thousand years twice, and he saw not good. Did not all go to one place?

I saw all in the days of my vanity: there is a just one perishing in his justice, and there is an unjust one, being prolonged in his evil.

All this I saw, and giving my heart to every work which was done under the sun: a time which man had power overman for evil to him.

And so then I saw the unjust buried, and they came and they will go from the holy place, and they will be forgotten in the city where they did thus: also this is vanity.

According as I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the labor that was done upon the earth: for also in the day and in the night he saw not sleep with his eyes.

And I saw all the work of God, that no man shall be able to find out the work that was done under the sun in whatsoever a man shall labor to seek out, and he shall not find: and also if the wise one shall say to know, he shall not be able to find.

I turned back, and saw under the sun that not to the fleet the race, and the war not to the strong, and also not to the wise, bread; and also not to the understanding ones, riches; and also not to the knowing, favor; for time and chance will light upon all of them.

Also this I saw, the wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

There is an evil I saw under the sun as an error going forth from before him having power:

I saw servants upon horses, and chiefs going as servants upon the earth.