¹Verba Ecclesiastæ,The words of Ecclesiastes,filii David,the son of David,regis Jerusalem.the king of Jerusalem.

¹Verba Ecclesiastæ,The words of Ecclesiastes,filii David,the son of David,regis Jerusalem.the king of Jerusalem.

²Vanitas vanitatum,Ecclesiastes said:dixit Ecclesiastes;Vanity of vanities!vanitas vanitatum,Vanity of vanities,et omnia vanitas.and all is vanity!

²Vanitas vanitatum,Ecclesiastes said:dixit Ecclesiastes;Vanity of vanities!vanitas vanitatum,Vanity of vanities,et omnia vanitas.and all is vanity!

³Quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo quo laborat sub sole?What more does a man have from all his labor, as he labors under the sun?

³Quid habet amplius homo de universo labore suo quo laborat sub sole?What more does a man have from all his labor, as he labors under the sun?

⁴Generatio præterit,A generation passes away,et generatio advenit;and a generation arrives.terra autem in æternum stat.But the earth stands forever.

⁴Generatio præterit,A generation passes away,et generatio advenit;and a generation arrives.terra autem in æternum stat.But the earth stands forever.

⁵Oritur solThe sun rises and sets;et occidit,it returns to its place,et ad locum suum revertitur;and from there,ibique renascens,being born again,

⁵Oritur solThe sun rises and sets;et occidit,it returns to its place,et ad locum suum revertitur;and from there,ibique renascens,being born again,

⁶gyrat per meridiem, et flectitur ad aquilonem.it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north.Lustrans universa in circuitu pergit spiritus,The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit,et in circulos suos revertitur.and turning again in its cycle.

⁶gyrat per meridiem, et flectitur ad aquilonem.it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north.Lustrans universa in circuitu pergit spiritus,The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit,et in circulos suos revertitur.and turning again in its cycle.

⁷Omnia flumina intrant in mare,All rivers enter into the sea,et mare non redundat;and the sea does not overflow.ad locum unde exeunt flumina revertuntur ut iterum fluant.To the place from which the rivers go out, they return, so that they may flow again.

⁷Omnia flumina intrant in mare,All rivers enter into the sea,et mare non redundat;and the sea does not overflow.ad locum unde exeunt flumina revertuntur ut iterum fluant.To the place from which the rivers go out, they return, so that they may flow again.

⁸Cunctæ res difficiles;Such things are difficult;non potest eas homo explicare sermone.man is not able to explain them with words.Non saturatur oculus visu,The eye is not satisfied by seeing,nec auris auditu impletur.nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.

⁸Cunctæ res difficiles;Such things are difficult;non potest eas homo explicare sermone.man is not able to explain them with words.Non saturatur oculus visu,The eye is not satisfied by seeing,nec auris auditu impletur.nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.

⁹Quid est quod fuit?What is it that has existed?Ipsum quod futurum est.The same shall exist in the future.Quid est quod factum est?What is it that has been done?Ipsum quod faciendum est.The same shall continue to be done.

⁹Quid est quod fuit?What is it that has existed?Ipsum quod futurum est.The same shall exist in the future.Quid est quod factum est?What is it that has been done?Ipsum quod faciendum est.The same shall continue to be done.

¹⁰Nihil sub sole novum,There is nothing new under the sun.nec valet quisquam dicere:Neither is anyone able to say:Ecce hoc recens est:“Behold, this is new!”jam enim præcessit in sæculis quæ fuerunt ante nos.For it has already been brought forth in the ages that were before us.

¹⁰Nihil sub sole novum,There is nothing new under the sun.nec valet quisquam dicere:Neither is anyone able to say:Ecce hoc recens est:“Behold, this is new!”jam enim præcessit in sæculis quæ fuerunt ante nos.For it has already been brought forth in the ages that were before us.

¹¹Non est priorum memoria;There is no remembrance of the former things.sed nec eorum quidem quæ postea futura sunt erit recordatio apud eos qui futuri sunt in novissimo.Indeed, neither shall there be any record of past things in the future, for those who will exist at the very end.

¹¹Non est priorum memoria;There is no remembrance of the former things.sed nec eorum quidem quæ postea futura sunt erit recordatio apud eos qui futuri sunt in novissimo.Indeed, neither shall there be any record of past things in the future, for those who will exist at the very end.

¹²Ego Ecclesiastes fui rex Israël in Jerusalem;I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.

¹²Ego Ecclesiastes fui rex Israël in Jerusalem;I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.

¹³et proposui in animo meo quærereAnd I was determined in my mind to seek and to investigate wisely,et investigare sapienter de omnibus quæ fiunt sub sole.concerning all that is done under the sun.Hanc occupationem pessimam dedit Deus filiis hominum,God has given this very difficult task to the sons of men,ut occuparentur in ea.so that they may be occupied by it.

¹³et proposui in animo meo quærereAnd I was determined in my mind to seek and to investigate wisely,et investigare sapienter de omnibus quæ fiunt sub sole.concerning all that is done under the sun.Hanc occupationem pessimam dedit Deus filiis hominum,God has given this very difficult task to the sons of men,ut occuparentur in ea.so that they may be occupied by it.

¹⁴Vidi cuncta quæ fiunt sub sole,I have seen all that is done under the sun,et ecce universa vanitasand behold:et afflictio spiritus.all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.

¹⁴Vidi cuncta quæ fiunt sub sole,I have seen all that is done under the sun,et ecce universa vanitasand behold:et afflictio spiritus.all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.

¹⁵Perversi difficile corriguntur,The perverse are unwilling to be corrected,et stultorum infinitus est numerus.and the number of the foolish is boundless.

¹⁵Perversi difficile corriguntur,The perverse are unwilling to be corrected,et stultorum infinitus est numerus.and the number of the foolish is boundless.

¹⁶Locutus sum in corde meo,I have spoken in my heart, saying:dicens:“Behold,Ecce magnus effectus sum,I have achieved greatness,et præcessi omnes sapientia qui fuerunt ante me in Jerusalem;and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem.”et mens mea contemplata est multa sapienter, et didici.And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.

¹⁶Locutus sum in corde meo,I have spoken in my heart, saying:dicens:“Behold,Ecce magnus effectus sum,I have achieved greatness,et præcessi omnes sapientia qui fuerunt ante me in Jerusalem;and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem.”et mens mea contemplata est multa sapienter, et didici.And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.

¹⁷Dedique cor meum ut scirem prudentiam atque doctrinam,And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine,erroresque et stultitiam;and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that,et agnovi quod in his quoque esset labor et afflictio spiritus:in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit.

¹⁷Dedique cor meum ut scirem prudentiam atque doctrinam,And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine,erroresque et stultitiam;and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that,et agnovi quod in his quoque esset labor et afflictio spiritus:in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit.

¹⁸eo quod in multa sapientia multa sit indignatio;Because of this,et qui addit scientiam,with much wisdom there is also much anger.additAnd whoever adds knowledge,et laborem.also adds hardship.

¹⁸eo quod in multa sapientia multa sit indignatio;Because of this,et qui addit scientiam,with much wisdom there is also much anger.additAnd whoever adds knowledge,et laborem.also adds hardship.