Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all {was} vanity and vexation of spirit, and {there was} no profit under the sun.

And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, {It is} better for me to die than to live. {vehement: or, silent}

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, {that} wickedness {was} there; and the place of righteousness, {that} iniquity {was} there.

So that my soul chooseth strangling, {and} death rather than my life. {life: Heb. bones}

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for {it is} better for me to die than to live.

Better {is} the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this {is} also vanity and vexation of spirit. {than...: Heb. than the walking of the soul}

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.

So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. {in bitterness: Heb. bitter} {heat: Heb. hot anger}

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Cursed {be} the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I {am} not better than my fathers. {for himself: Heb. for his life}

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause {me} to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence {are} before me: and there are {that} raise up strife and contention.

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

To every {thing there is} a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Man {that is} born of a woman {is} of few days, and full of trouble. {few...: Heb. short of days}

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.

If any {man} come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

For there is a man whose labour {is} in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it {for} his portion. This also {is} vanity and a great evil. {leave: Heb. give}

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all {is} vanity.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up {riches}, and knoweth not who shall gather them. {a vain...: Heb. an image}

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

{There is} no end of all the people, {even} of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this {is} also vanity.

But if a man live many years, {and} rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh {is} vanity.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all {is} vanity.

Yea, better {is he} than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all {was} vanity and vexation of spirit, and {there was} no profit under the sun.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed {is} the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat {of} it all the days of thy life;