1 The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, the king of Jerusalem.
2 Ecclesiastes said: Vanity of vanities! Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity!
3 What more does a man have from all his labor, as he labors under the sun?
4 A generation passes away, and a generation arrives. But the earth stands forever.
5 The sun rises and sets; it returns to its place, and from there, being born again,
6 it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north. The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit, and turning again in its cycle.
7 All rivers enter into the sea, and the sea does not overflow. To the place from which the rivers go out, they return, so that they may flow again.
8 Such things are difficult; man is not able to explain them with words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.
9 What is it that has existed? The same shall exist in the future. What is it that has been done? The same shall continue to be done.
10 There is nothing new under the sun. Neither is anyone able to say: “Behold, this is new!” For it has already been brought forth in the ages that were before us.
11 There is no remembrance of the former things. Indeed, neither shall there be any record of past things in the future, for those who will exist at the very end.
12 I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.
13 And I was determined in my mind to seek and to investigate wisely, concerning all that is done under the sun. God has given this very difficult task to the sons of men, so that they may be occupied by it.
14 I have seen all that is done under the sun, and behold: all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.
15 The perverse are unwilling to be corrected, and the number of the foolish is boundless.
16 I have spoken in my heart, saying: “Behold, I have achieved greatness, and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem.” And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.
17 And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine, and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that, in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit.
18 Because of this, with much wisdom there is also much anger. And whoever adds knowledge, also adds hardship.
Versículos relacionados com Ecclesiastes, 1:
Ecclesiastes 1 begins with the author, who presents himself as "the preacher", expressing his frustration and hopelessness about life. He argues that everything is vanity and running after the wind, for things do not change, and all we have is the futility of human existence. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Ecclesiastes 1:
Psalm 39:5 - "Behold, he gave my days a span in length; my life is nothing before you; in fact, every man, as firm, is pure vanity." This verse highlights the idea that life is passing and of little importance before God, which echoes the central idea of Ecclesiastes 1.
James 4:14 - "For you do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? This verse brings a message similar to that found in Ecclesiastes 1 by emphasizing the brevity of human life and the uncertainty of the future.
Isaiah 40:7-8-"Dry the grass, and the flower falls, blowing in it the breath of the Lord. In fact, the people are grass; the grass is dried, and their flower falls; but the word of Our God remains forever. " This verse has a vision similar to that presented in Ecclesiastes 1, of which everything is transitory and perishable.
Job 8:9 - "Because we are yesterday and we know nothing, because our days on earth are like a shadow." This verse expresses the idea that human life is brief and insignificant, which resonates with the feeling of hopelessness found in Ecclesiastes 1.
Psalm 90:10 - "The days of our lives come to seventy years, and if some, for their robustness, come to eighty years, their measure is tired and boring; for it passes quickly, and we fly." This verse emphasizes the brevity of human life and the fleeting of time, a recurring theme in Ecclesiastes 1.
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