Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes in full in the Berean Standard Bible (12 chapters): read it chapter by chapter and compare translations.
Chapters of Ecclesiastes
- 1These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
- 2I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
- 3To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
- 4Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the…
- 5Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of…
- 6There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- 7A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
- 8Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and…
- 9So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in…
- 10As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- 11Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
- 12Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of…