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...The book of Ecclesiastes is a wonderful book. It tells how all man's doing is futile, if it is done in his own strength. The last two verses sum it up quite nicely: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his c...

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...Ecclesiastes (or The Preacher) is the twenty-first book of The Bible. The author of this book is unknown but is considered by many biblical scholars to be Solomon.The author describes how all endeavors in life are in vain and...

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...Ecclesiastes, the Greek name for the Hebrew book of !"#$&%# that is transliterated as Qoheleth, forms part of the wisdom literature of the Talmud and the Old Testament. Meaning something like ‘to gather’, it also evokes ‘anth...

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Chapters 1 -12 as in the Book of Ecclesiastes

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...Ecclesiastes is a wisdom book of the Old Testament. The author represents himself as the son of David, and king over Israel in Jerusalem. The work consists of personal or autobiographic matter, at times expressed in aphorisms...

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... ElectronicClassics Series Jim Manis, Senior Faculty Editor. The Book of Ecclesiastes, the Twenty-first Book of the King James Version of the Bible ... ...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Book of Ecclesiastes, the Twenty-first Book of the King James Version of the Bible... ...ity The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity University. Ecclesiastes or The Preacher THE T WENTY FIRST B OOK OF THE B IBLE Chapt... ... cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 3 Ecclesiastes 1:1 1:15 16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I a... ...hen I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. Ecclesiastes 1:18 2:13 4 14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the... ...ime to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Ecclesiastes 2:14 3:2 5 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to ... ...20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Ecclesiastes 3:3 3:20 6 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upwa... ... in his stead. 16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have Ecclesiastes 3:21 4:16 7 been before them: they also that come after sh... ... his hand. 16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, Ecclesiastes 5:1 5:16 8 so shall he go: and what profit hath he that ha...

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...-Christian culture in the English language, this is traditionally associated with the Wisdom Literature of the Talmud and the Bible, namely Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs. Sometimes other books are included, such as those of Job, Psalms and Sirach. Other the fi rst three, my own poor attempts at English poetic versions of the latter two aim to respect the wis...

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...ty. In his 12th century sermon, ‘On the Title of the Book: The Song of Songs’, St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s meditative reading followed the book of Ecclesiastes, which teaches ‘how to … have done with the false promise of this world’, and the book of Proverbs that enlightens ‘your life and your conduct’. He called these two preliminary books antidotes to the two enemies ...

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...onicles, 500 -- 14 2 Chronicles, 539 -- 15 Ezra, 584 -- 16 Nehemiah, 598 -- 17 Esther, 617 -- 18 Job, 627 -- 19 Psalms, 662 -- 20 Proverbs, 746 -- 21 Ecclesiastes, 775 -- 22 Song of Solomon, 785 -- 23 Isaiah, 790 -- 24 Jeremiah, 854 -- 25 Lamentations, 926 -- 26 Ezekiel, 933 -- 27 Daniel, 999 -- 28 Hosea, 1019 -- 29 Joel, 1029...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746 21 Ecclesiastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in... ...vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 776 Ecclesiastes 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquain... ...of God. 25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? Ecclesiastes 777 26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdo... ...essed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors 778 Ecclesiastes there was power; but they had no comforter. 2 Wherefore I prai... ...that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. Ecclesiastes 779 9 Moreover the pro t of the earth is for all: the king him... ...shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? 780 Ecclesiastes Chapter 7 A good name is better than precious ointment; and th... ...soul seeketh, but I nd not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a Ecclesiastes 781 woman among all those have I not found. 29 Lo, this only h... ...God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 782 Ecclesiastes 2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righ...

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...of Tobias, 593 -- 18 Book of Judith, 606 -- 19 Book of Esther, 623 -- 20 Book of Job, 639 -- 21 Book of Psalms, 675 -- 22 Book of Proverbs, 761 -- 23 Ecclesiastes, 791 -- 24 Book of Wisdom, 806 -- 25 Ecclesiasticus, 826 -- 26 Prophecy of Isaias, 883 -- 27 Prophecy of Jeremias, 947 -- 28 Lamentations of Jeremias, 1018 -- 29 Prophecy of Baruch, 1025...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761 23 Ecclesiastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates. Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, king of... ...lesiastes, the son of David, king of Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes: vanity of vanities, and all is vanity. 3 What hath a man more... ...l there be any remembrance with them that shall be in the latter end. 12 I Ecclesiastes was king over Israel in Jerusalem, 13 And I proposed in my min... ...l go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that 792 Ecclesiastes this also was vanity. 2 Laughter I counted error: and to mirth... ...ew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 793 25 Who shall so feast and abound with de- lights as I? 26 ... ...hings, and I saw the oppressions that are done under the sun, and the 794 Ecclesiastes tears of the innocent, and they had no comforter; and they wer... ...s high hath another higher, and there are others still higher than these: Ecclesiastes 795 8 Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the la... ...imself. 11 There are many words that have much van- ity in disputing. 796 Ecclesiastes Chapter 7 What needeth a man to seek things that are above him...

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..., Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Cori...

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... will succeed, Whether this or that, Or whether both will do equally well.”- Ecclesiastes 11:6 (NIV) A s the Nike ads used to say “just do it.” For m... ...aking many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.” Ecclesiastes 12:11-12 (NKJV) G racious! Look at all the books we have. O...

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...said, “For there is not a just man upon earth, that does good, and sins not” (Ecclesiastes 7, 20), meaning that before a spiritual state of righteou... ...n Sefirot that “Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do (Ecclesiastes 9, 10).” This is so because only after tremendous efforts ... ...Then you’ll understand the principle of “as far as light excelleth darkness” (Ecclesiastes 2, 13). We are all vessels, and therefore can only unders... ...t as it says: “Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do” (Ecclesiastes 9, 10). Even if you don’t know how to do it, it doesn’t m... ...ot. Remember, “Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do” (Ecclesiastes 9, 10). Man must try everything even before the receiving... ...therwise it is as it says: “…so that man hath no pre-eminence above a beast” (Ecclesiastes 3, 19). Q: What does man ultimately risk? A: A person risk...

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...erything beautiful in its time, and has put eternity in their hearts...” ( Ecclesiastes, ch 3 ) THE PROCESS OF I. Let us picture, now, that God create...

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...le the king was begging at the doors. Every place he went, he said: “I am Ecclesiastes!” but none believed him. And so he went from town to town dec... ...n heard: fear God, and keep His commandments; for this is the whole man” (Ecclesiastes, 12:13). And the Gemarah asks, “What is ‘for this is the whol... ...his time: “Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do” (Ecclesiastes 9). This is so because he will not be granted the revelation ...

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...w the verse, “Whatsoever thy hand attaineth to do by thy strength, that do” (Ecclesiastes 9:10). How does one who is concerned with doing inner work...

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... “There is not a righteous man on earth who does good and does not sin” (Ecclesiastes, 7:20). o nly when one is in that state can one scrutinize th...

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...f their obstinacy? Then the same, we reason, may then happen; for, according to Ecclesiastes, “That which is done, is that which shall be done.” Eccl...

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...dus Vayikra – Leviticus Bamidbar – Numbers Devarim – Deuteronomy Kohelet – Ecclesiastes Shmuel 1 and 2 – Samuel 1 and 2 Melachim 1 and 2 – Kings 1 an...

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...Samuel, and Kings, and to those parts which are purely moral, as Job, and Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, &c. and to others which they say are purely do...