What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?

I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.

For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?

That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?

which my soul still seeks; but I have not found. One man among a thousand have I found; but I have not found a woman among all those.

For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.

There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don't curse the rich in your bedroom: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don't withhold your hand; for you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.