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Ecclesiastes 1:11-13
Lexham English Bible

11 There is neither remembrance of former generations,
    nor will there be remembrance of future generations.

Qohelet Introduces His Quest

12 I, the Teacher,[a] was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens.[b] It is a grievous task God has given to humans.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:12 Hebrew “Qohelet”
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 MT reads “under the heavens,” which is supported by LXX; however, several versions (Syriac Peshitta, Aramaic Targum, Latin Vulgate) as well as the Cairo Geniza manuscript read, “under the sun,” cf. 1:3, 9, etc.
  3. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Literally “the sons of the man”
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