Ecclesiastes Chapter 2 - | Early Church Bible

1: I said [G2036][G1473] in [G1722] my heart [G2588][G1473], Come now [G1204] indeed [G1211], I will test [G3985] you [G1473] with [G1722] gladness [G2167], and [therefore [G2532] know [G1492][G1722] good ! And [G2532] look [G2400], also [G2532] even [G1065] this [G3778] [is] folly [G3153].
2: To the [G3588] laughter [G1071], I said [G2036], Deviation . and [G2532] to the [G3588] gladness [G2167], Why [G5100] do you do this [G3778][G4160]?
3: And [G2532] I surveyed if [G1487] the [G3588] my heart [G2588][G1473] would draw [G1670] [with [G5613] wine [G3631] the [G3588] my flesh [G4561][G1473]; and [G2532] my heart [G2588][G1473] guided [G3594] me [G1473] in [G1722] wisdom [G4678]; and [G2532] the [G3588] to hold [G2902] upon [G1909] gladness [G2167] until [G2193][G3739] I should see [G1492] what kind [was [G4169] the [G3588] good to the [G3588] sons [G5207] of the [G3588] men , which [G3739] they will do [G4160] under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246] numbered days [G2250] of life [G2222] [with] their [G1473].
4: I magnified [G3170] my action [G4161][G1473]; I built [G3618] to myself [G1473] houses [G3624]; I planted [G5452] my [G1473] vineyards .
5: I made [G4160] to myself [G1473] gardens [G2779] and [G2532] parks [G3857]; and [G2532] I planted [G5452] in [G1722] them [G1473] a tree [G3586] for every [G3956] fruit [G2590].
6: I made [G4160] to myself [G1473] pools [G2861] of waters [G5204] the [G3588] to water [G4222] by [G1909] them [G1473] grove bursting forth rees [G3586].
7: I acquired [G2932] manservants [G1401], and [G2532] maidservants [G3814]; and [G2532] native-born servants were born [G1096] to me [G1473]; and [G2532] indeed [G1065] a possession herd and [G2532] flock [G4168] of a great [G4183] became [G1096] to me [G1473] above [G5228] all [G3956] the [G3588] [ones] being [G1096] before [G1715] me [G1473] in [G1722] Jerusalem.
8: I brought together [G4863] to myself [G1473] also [G2532] indeed [G1065] silver , and [G2532] indeed [G1065] gold [G5553], and [G2532] prized possessions of kings and [G2532] of the [G3588] places [G5561]. I prepared [G4160] to myself [G1473] [male] singers and [G2532] [female] singers , and [G2532] amusements of sons [G5207] of the [G3588] man ; [and] male wine servers and [G2532] female wine servers .
9: And [G2532] I became magnified [G3170], and [G2532] proceeded [G4369] in wisdom [G4678] past [G3844] all [G3956] the [G3588] [ones] being [G1096] before [G1715] me [G1473] in [G1722] Jerusalem; and [G2532] indeed [G1065] my wisdom [G4678][G1473] was established [G2476] to me [G1473].
10: And [G2532] all [G3956] whatever [G3739] asked for the [G3588] my eyes [G3788][G1473] was not [G3756] at a distance from them [G1473]. I did not [G3756] detain the [G3588] my heart [G2588][G1473] from any [G3956] gladness [G2167], for [G3754] my heart [G2588][G1473] was gladdened [G2165] in [G1722] all [G3956] my effort [G3449][G1473]. And [G2532] this [G3778] was [G1096] my portion [G3310][G1473] off all [G3956] my effort [G3449][G1473].
11: And [G2532] I looked [G1914][G1473] upon [G1722] all [G3956] my actions [G4161][G1473], the things which [G3739] I did [G4160] the [G3588] by my hands [G5495][G1473], and [G2532] on [G1722] effort [G3449] in which [G3739] I made an effort the [G3588] to do [G4160]. And [G2532] look [G2400], the [G3588] all [things] [G3956] [were] folly [G3153] and [G2532] a resolve of wind/spirit/breathing '[G4151], and [G2532] there is no [G3756] advantage [G4050] under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246].
12: And [G2532] I looked around [G1914][G1473] the [G3588] to look [at] [G1492] wisdom [G4678] and [G2532] deviation and [G2532] folly ; for [G3754] who [G5100] [is the] man who [G3739] will come [G1904] after [G3694] the [G3588] counsel [G1012], with [G4862] the [G3588] as much as [G3745] they did [G4160] it [G1473]?
13: And [G2532] I looked [at] [G1492][G1473] that [G3754] there is an advantage [G4050] [to the [G3588] wisdom [G4678] over [G5228] the [G3588] folly ; as [G5613] advantage [G4050] of the [G3588] light [G5457] over [G5228] the [G3588] darkness [G4655].
14: The [G3588] wise man [G4680] the [G3588] his eyes [G3788][G1473] [are] in [G1722] his head [G2776][G1473]; but [G2532] the [G3588] fool in [G1722] darkness [G4655] goes [G4198]. And [G2532] I knew [G1097], even [G2532] indeed [G1065] I [G1473], that [G3754] event one [G1520] will meet with [G4876] the [G3588] all [G3956] them [G1473].
15: And [G2532] I said [G2036][G1473] in [G1722] my heart [G2588][G1473], As [G5613] event of the [G3588] fool [is , even [G2532] indeed [G1065] to me [G1473] it will meet up with [G4876] me [G1473]; and [G2532] why [G2444] have I discerned wisdom [G4679][G1473]? [And this] extra the [G3588][G4053] I said [G2980] in [G1722] my heart [G2588][G1473], because [G1360] fool from out of [G1537] abundance [G4051] speaks [G2980], for [G3754] even [G2532] indeed [G1065] this [G3778] [is] folly [G3153].
16: For [G3754] there is no [G3756] remembrance [G3420] of the [G3588] wise man [G4680] with [G3326] the [G3588] fool in [G1519] the [G3588] age (term) `; in so far as [G2530] already [G2235] the [G3588] days [G2250] the [G3588] coming [G2064] the [G3588] all [things] [G3956] are forgotten [G1950]; and [G2532] how [G4459] will die the [G3588] wise [man [G4680] with [G3326] the [G3588] fool ?
17: And [G2532] I was detested [G3404] with [G4862] the [G3588] life [G2222]; for [G3754] evil [G4190] [was] upon [G1909] me [G1473] -- the [G3588] action [G4161] of the [G3588] doing [a thing [G4160] under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246]. For [G3754] all [G3956] [is] folly [G3153] and [G2532] a resolve of wind/spirit/breathing '[G4151].
18: And [G2532] I detested [G3404][G1473] all my effort [G3449][G1473] which [G3739] I [G1473] made an effort under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246]. For [G3754] I must leave it [G1473] to the [G3588] man the [G3588] coming [G1096] after [G3326] me [G1473].
19: And [G2532] who [G5100] knows [G1492] if [G1487] he will be a wise man [G4680] or [G2228] a fool ? And [G2532] if [G1487] he exercises authority [G1850] in [G1722] all [G3956] my effort [G3449][G1473] in which [G3739] I made an effort in , and [G2532] in which [G3739] I gained discernment [G4679] under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246]. Even [G2532] indeed [G1065] this [G3778] [is] folly [G3153].
20: And [G2532] I turned [G1994][G1473] the [G3588] to dismiss the [G3588] my heart [G2588][G1473] upon [G1909] all [G3956] effort [G3449] in which [G3739] I made an effort under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246].
21: For [G3754] there is a man that [G3754] [made] his effort [G3449][G1473] in [G1722] wisdom [G4678], and [G2532] in [G1722] knowledge [G1108], and [G2532] in [G1722] courage ; and [G2532] a man in whom [G3739] did not [G3756] make an effort -- in [G1722] him [G1473] he will give [G1325] to him [G1473] his portion [G3310][G1473]. And [G2532] indeed [G1065] this [is [G3778] folly [G3153] and [G2532] wickedness [G4189] great
22: [What] happens [G1096] to the [G3588] man in [G1722] all [G3956] his effort [G3449][G1473], and [G2532] in [G1722] resolve of his heart [G2588][G1473] in which [G3739] he [G1473] makes an effort under [G5259] the [G3588] sun [G2246]?
23: For [G3754] in all [G3956] the [G3588] his days [G2250][G1473] [are] pains and [G2532] rage [G2372] of his distraction [G1473]; and indeed [G2532][G1065] in [G1722] night [G3571] does not [G3756] go to bed [G2837] the [G3588] heart [G2588] of him '[G1473]. And [G2532] indeed [G1065] this [G3778] is folly [G3153].
24: There not [G3756] is a good [thing] to man unless [G1508][G3739] to eat [G2068] and [G2532][G3739] to drink [G4095], and [G2532][G3739] to show [G1166] the [G3588] his soul [G5590][G1473] good in [G1722] his effort [G3449][G1473]. And [G2532] indeed [G1065] this [G3778] I knew [G1492][G1473], that [G3754] from hand [G5495] of the [G3588] God '[G2316] it is .
25: For [G3754] who [G5100] will eat [G2068], and [G2532] who [G5100] will drink [G4095] besides him [G1473]?
26: For [G3754] to the [G3588] man , to the [G3588] [one] good before [G4253] his face [G4383][G1473], he gave [G1325] wisdom [G4678], and [G2532] knowledge [G1108], and [G2532] gladness [G2167]. And [G2532] to the [G3588] [one] sinning , he gave [G1325] distraction the [G3588] to be added [G4369] and [G2532] the [G3588] to bring together [G4863]; [so as the [G3588] to give [G1325] to the [G3588] good [man before [G4253] face [G4383] of the [G3588] God '[G2316]. For [G3754] even [G2532] indeed [G1065] this [G3778] [is] folly [G3153] and [G2532] resolve of wind/spirit/breathing '[G4151].