Chapter 1

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Chapter 2

I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but i...

Chapter 3

For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the su...

Chapter 4

And again I saw all the cruel things which are done under the sun; there was the...

Chapter 5

Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better t...

Chapter 6

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;

Chapter 7

A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day...

Chapter 8

Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wi...

Chapter 9

All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise...

Chapter 10

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a...

Chapter 11

Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come...

Chapter 12

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the ev...