[1] (Eccles 1:1-11)
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| P(1:1) | 1:1 The words of David's son, Qoheleth, king in Jerusalem:(1:1) |
| | A(1:2-3) | | | 1:3 What profit has man from all the labor which he toils at under the sun? | (תחתהשׁמשׁ) |
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| | | B(1:4-7) | | | | 1:4 the world forever stays | (לעולם) |
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| | A'(1:8-9) | | | 1:9 Nothing is new under the sun. | (תחתהשׁמשׁ) |
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| | | B'(1:10-11) | | | | "1:10 Even the thing of which we say, "See, this is new!" has already existed in the ages that preceded us. " | (לעלמים) |
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A: Under the sun. B: Forever. |
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[2] (Eccles 1:12-18)
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| | A(1:12-14) | | 1:14 all is vanity and a chase after wind |
| | | B(1:15) | | | 1:15 What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is missing cannot be supplied. (1:15) |
| | A'(1:16-17) | | 1:17 this also is a chase after wind |
| | | B'(1:18) | | | 1:18 For in much wisdom there is much sorrow, and he who stores up knowledge stores up grief.(1:18) |
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A: A chase after wind. B: Proverbs. |
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[3] (Eccles 2:1-11)
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| | A(2:1-2) | | 2:1 behold, this too was vanity |
| | | B(2:3-10) | | | Joy and toil |
| | A'(2:11) | | 2:11 behold! all was vanity and a chase after wind |
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A: Vanity. B: Joy and toil. |
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[4] (Eccles 2:12-26)
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| | A(2:12-16) | | 2:13 wisdom has the advantage over folly as much as light has the advantage over darkness. |
| | | B(2:17-18) | | | 2:18 I detested all the fruits of my labor under the sun, because I must leave them to a man who is to come after me. |
| | | | C(2:19) | | | | 2:19 who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool |
| | | B'(2:20-21) | | | 2:21 For here is a man who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to another, who has not labored over it, he must leave his property. |
| | A'(2:22-26) | | 2:26 to the sinner he gives the task of gathering possessions to be given to whatever man God sees fit |
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A: Good and evil. B: To leave for those who have not labored over it. C: A wise man or a fool. |
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[5] (Eccles 3:1-15)
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| | A(3:1) | | 3:1 There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. (3:1) |
| | | B(3:2-9) | | | | 3:9 What advantage has the worker from his toil? | (עמל) |
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| | | | C(3:10) | | | | | 3:10 the task which God has appointed | (נתן) |
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| | | | C'(3:11) | | | | | 3:11 He has put the timeless into their hearts | (נתן) |
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| | | B'(3:12-13) | | | | 3:13 enjoy the fruit of all his labor | (עמלו) |
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| | A'(3:14-15) | | 3:14 there is no adding to it, or taking from it |
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A: To be appointed. B: Labors. C: To be given. |
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[6] (Eccles 3:16-22)
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| | A(3:16-17) | | 3:17 both the just and the wicked God will judge |
| | | B(3:18-19) | | | | "3:19 Both have the same life-breath, and man has no advantage over the beast; but all is vanity" | (הבהמה) |
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| | | | C(3:20) | | | | 3:20 to the dust they both return |
| | | B'(3:21) | | | | 3:21 Who knows if the life-breath of the children of men goes upward and the life-breath of beasts goes earthward? | (הבהמה) |
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| | A'(3:22) | | 3:22 Who will let him see what is to come after him? |
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A: Judgement. B: Human and animal. C: Dust. |
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[7] (Eccles 4:1-6)
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| | A(4:1) | | | 4:1 the hand of their oppressors | (ומיד) |
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| | | B(4:2) | | | | 4:2 I declared more fortunate in death | (אשׁר) |
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| | | B'(4:3) | | | | 4:3 better off than both is the yet unborn | (אשׁר) |
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| | A'(4:4-6) | | | 4:5 The fool folds his arms | (ידיו) |
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A: Hands. B: Happiness. |
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[8] (Eccles 4:7-14)
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| | A(4:7-8) | | 4:8 riches do not satisfy his greed |
| | | B(4:9-10) | | | | 4:9 Two are better than one | (השׁנים) |
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| | | B'(4:11-12) | | | | 4:12 two together can resist | (השׁנים) |
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| | A'(4:13-14) | | 4:13 a poor but wise youth |
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A: Rich and poor. B: Two. |
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[9] (Eccles 4:15-5:8)
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| | A(4:15-16) | | 4:16 those who come later will not rejoice in him |
| | | B(4:17-5:2) | | | | 5:2 For nightmares come with many cares | (החלום) |
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| | | | C(5:3-4) | | | | 5:4 When you make a vow to God, delay not its fulfillment |
| | | B'(5:5-6) | | | | 5:6 With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words | (חלמות) |
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| | A'(5:7-8) | | 5:8 violation of rights and justice in the realm |
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A: Unjust evaluation. B: Dreams. C: A vow to God. |
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[10] (Eccles 5:9-19)
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| | A(5:9-10) | | The lover of money will not be satisfied (5:9) |
| | | B(5:10-11) | | | the abundance of the rich will not let them sleep (5:11) |
| | | | C(5:12-13) | | | | they have nothing in their hands (5:13) |
| | | | C'(5:14-15) | | | | they shall take nothing (5:14) |
| | | B'(5:16) | | | in much anger and sickness and resentment. (5:16) |
| | A'(5:17-19) | | find enjoyment in all the toil (5:17) |
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A: Dissatisfaction / Satisfaction. B: Suffering. C: Having nothing. |
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[11] (Eccles 6:1-12)
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| | A(6:1-2) | | 6:2 This is vanity and a dire plague |
| | | B(6:3-5) | | | 6:4 its name is enveloped in darkness |
| | | | C(6:6) | | | | | 6:6 who would never have known the good things of life | (שׁמו) |
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| | A'(6:7-9) | | 6:9 This also is vanity and a chase after wind |
| | | B'(6:10-11) | | | | "6:10 Whatever is, was long ago given its name" | (שׁמו) |
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| | | | C'(6:12) | | | | 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man in life |
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A: Vanity. B: Names. C: The good things of life. |
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[12] (Eccles 7:1-29)
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| | A(7:1-3) | | | 7:1 the day of death than the day of birth.(7:1) | (המות) |
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| | | B(7:4-10) | | | 7:5 It is better to hearken to the wise man's rebuke than to hearken to the song of fools |
| | | | C(7:11-14) | | | | | 7:14 God has made the one as well as the other | (עשׂה) |
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| | A'(7:15-18) | | | 7:17 why should you die before your time? | (תמות) |
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| | | B'(7:19-22) | | | 7:19 Wisdom gives strength to the wise |
| | | | C'(7:23-29) | | | | | 7:29 God made human beings straightforward | (עשׂה) |
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A: Death. B:A wise man. C: God made. |
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[13] (Eccles 8:1-17)
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| | A(8:1-8) | | 8:7 he is ignorant of what is to come |
| | | B(8:9-10) | | | The wicked is not punished |
| | | | C(8:11-13) | | | | 8:13 he shall not prolong his shadowy days, for his lack of reverence toward God |
| | | B'(8:14-15) | | | The wicked is not punished |
| | A'(8:16-17) | | 8:17 man is unable to find out all God's work |
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A: Ignorance. B: The wicked is not punished. C: Reverence. |
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[14] (Eccles 9:1-12)
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| | A(9:1) | | 9:1 Love from hatred man cannot tell |
| | | B(9:2-3) | | | 9:3 things turn out the same for all |
| | A'(9:4-10) | | 9:6 love and hatred and rivalry have long since perished |
| | | B'(9:11-12) | | | 9:11 a time of calamity comes to all alike |
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A:Llove and hatred. B: Alike. |
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[15] (Eccles 9:13-10:20)
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| | A(9:13-16) | | 9:13 under the sun |
| | | B(9:17-10:3) | | | A wise and a fool |
| | | | C(10:4) | | | | 10:4 Should the anger of the ruler burst upon you |
| | A'(10:5-7) | | 10:5 under the sun |
| | | B'(10:8-15) | | | A wise and a fool |
| | | | C'(10:16-20) | | | | 10:16 O land, whose king was a servant, and whose princes dine in the morning |
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A: Under the sun. B: A wise man and a fool. C: Authority. |
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[16] (Eccles 11:1-12:7)
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| | A(11:1-6) | | | 11:5 Just as you know not how the breath of life fashions the human frame in the mother's womb | (הרוח) |
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| | | B(11:7-8) | | | | 11:8 All that is to come is vanity | (הבל) |
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| | | B'(11:9-10) | | | | 11:10 the dawn of youth is fleeting | (הבל) |
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| | A'(12:1-7) | | | 12:7 the life breath returns to God who gave it | (והרוח) |
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A: Breath. B: Vanity. |
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[17] (Eccles 12:8-14)
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| | A(12:8) | | | 12:8 all things are vanity | (הכל) |
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| | | B(12:9-11) | | | 12:10 to write down true sayings with precision |
| | | B'(12:12) | | | 12:12 Of the making of many books there is no end |
| | A'(12:13-14) | | | 12:13 for this is man's all | (כל) |
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A: All. B: To write down. |
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