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Ecclesiastes · read by Carter Conlon
29 verses, in order. Only the verses Carter read aloud are shown.
Ecclesiastes 1
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These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:Read from ESV · A Prayer That Promises Joy
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"Futility of futilities," says the Teacher, "futility of futilities! Everything is futile!"Read from ESV · A Prayer That Promises Joy
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Is there a case where one can say, "Look, this is new"? It has already existed in the ages before us.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.Read from NKJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
Ecclesiastes 2
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I said of laughter, "It is folly," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.Read from KJV · The Battle of Familiarity
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Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.Read from NKJV · A Prayer That Promises Joy
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Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king's successor do than what has already been accomplished?Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
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So I said to myself, "The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?" And I said to myself that this too is futile.Read from NKJV · A Prayer That Promises Joy
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So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.Read from KJV · The Wise Man's Eyes
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When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.Read from KJV · A Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind
Ecclesiastes 3
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I said to myself, "As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts."Read from KJV · A Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind
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I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?Read from KJV · The Man Who Comes After the King
Ecclesiastes 4
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Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.Read from KJV · A Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind
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So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.Read from KJV · A Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind
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And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.Read from KJV · My Hope When Love Has Gone Dry
Ecclesiastes 6
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God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.Read from KJV · A Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind
Ecclesiastes 11
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Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.Read from ESV · A Message for Those Who Have Little Left to Give