Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
NIV
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the place of the dead), where you are going.
AMP
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
KJV
"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."
NIV
Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities! All is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and vainglory). [Rom. 8:20.]AMP
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
KJV
Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, "My vow was a mistake." Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?
NIV
Do not allow your mouth to cause your body to sin, and do not say before the messenger [the priest] that it was an error or mistake. Why should God be [made] angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? [Mal. 2:7.]AMP
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
KJV
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
NIV
The thing that has been--it is what will be again, and that which has been done is that which will be done again; and there is nothing new under the sun.
AMP
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
KJV
The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.
NIV
The wind goes to the south and circles about to the north; it circles and circles about continually, and on its circuit the wind returns again. [John 3:8.]AMP
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
KJV
All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.
NIV
All things are weary with toil and all words are feeble; man cannot utter it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. [Prov. 27:20.]AMP
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
KJV
