The World English Bible (WEB): Ecclesiastes
Book 21 Ecclesiastes 001:001 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem: 001:002 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." 001:003 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun? 001:004 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. 001:005 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises. 001:006 The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses. 001:007 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. 001:008 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 001:009 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. 001:010 Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?"
better, hurried close to the fire-side, and informed his friend in a few
words of the inhospitable treatment he had experienced from the
gentlemen of the Mint; whereupon Mr. Pugh, who, as well as the
carpenter, was a descendant of Cadwallader, waxed extremely wrath; gave
utterance to a number of fierce-sounding imprecations in the Welsh
tongue; and was just beginning to express the greatest anxiety to catch
some of the rascals at the Trumpeter, when Mr. Wood cut him short by
stating his intention of crossing the river as soon as possible in order
to avoid the storm.
"A storm!" exclaimed the landlord. "Gadzooks! I thought something was
coming on; for when I looked at the weather-glass an hour ago, it had
sunk lower than I ever remember it."
"We shall have a durty night on it, to a sartinty, landlord," observed
an old one-eyed sailor, who sat smoking his pipe by the fire-side. "The
glass never sinks in that way, d'ye see, without a hurricane follerin',
I've knowed it often do so in the West Injees. Moreover, a souple o'
porpusses came up with the tide this mornin', and ha' bin flounderin'
about i' the Thames abuv Lunnun Bridge all day long; and them
say-monsters, you know, always proves sure fore runners of a gale."
"Then the sooner I'm off the better," cried Wood; "what's to pay,
David?"
"Don't affront me, Owen, by asking such a question," returned the
Book 21 Ecclesiastes 001:001 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem: 001:002 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." 001:003 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun? 001:004 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever. 001:005 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises. 001:006 The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses. 001:007 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again. 001:008 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 001:009 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. 001:010 Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?"