| Chapter 1 |
1 | [] Logoi tou Ekklhsiastou, uiou tou Dabid, basilewV en Ierousalhm. |
2 | MataiothV mataiothtwn, eipen o EkklhsiasthV× mataiothV mataiothtwn, ta panta mataiothV. |
3 | TiV wfeleia eiV ton anqrwpon ek pantoV tou mocqou autou, ton opoion mocqei upo ton hlion; |
4 | [] Genea upagei, kai genea ercetai× h de gh diamenei eiV ton aiwna. |
5 | Kai anatellei o hlioV, kai duei o hlioV× kai speudei proV ton topon autou, oqen aneteilen. |
6 | Upagei proV ton noton o anemoV, kai epistrefei proV ton borran× akatapaustwV peristrefomenoV upagei, kai epanercetai epi touV kuklouV autou, o anemoV. |
7 | PanteV oi potamoi upagousin eiV thn qalassan, kai h qalassa pote den gemizei× eiV ton topon oqen reousin oi potamoi, ekei palin epistrefousi, dia na upagwsi. |
8 | Panta ta pragmata einai en kopw× den dunatai anqrwpoV na ekfrash touto× o ofqalmoV den cortainei blepwn, kai to wtion den gemizei akouon. |
9 | [] O, ti egeine, touto palin qelei geinei× kai o, ti sunebh, touto palin qelei sumbh× kai den einai ouden neon upo ton hlion. |
10 | Uparcei pragma, peri tou opoiou dunatai tiV na eiph, Ide, touto einai neon; touto egeinen hdh eiV touV aiwnaV oitineV uphrxan pro hmwn. |
11 | Den einai mnhmh twn progegonotwn, oude qelei eisqai mnhmh twn epigenhsomenwn meta tauta, eiV touV mellontaV na uparxwsin epeita. |
12 | [] Egw o EkklhsiasthV estaqhn basileuV epi ton Israhl en Ierousalhm× |
13 | kai edwka thn kardian mou eiV to na ekzhthsw kai na ereunhsw dia thV sofiaV peri pantwn twn ginomenwn upo ton ouranon× ton oclhron touton perispasmon o QeoV edwken eiV touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn, dia na mocqwsin en autw. |
14 | Eidon panta ta erga ta ginomena upo ton hlion, kai idou, ta panta mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV. |
15 | To streblon den dunatai na geinh euqeV, kai ai elleiyeiV den dunantai na ariqmhqwsin. |
16 | Egw elalhsa en th kardia mou legwn, Idou, egw emegalunqhn kai huxhnqhn eiV sofian uper pantaV touV uparxantaV pro emou en Ierousalhm, kai h kardia mou aphlause pollhn sofian kai gnwsin. |
17 | Kai edwka thn kardian mou eiV to na gnwrish sofian kai eiV to na gnwrish anohsian kai afrosunhn× plhn egnwrisa oti kai touto einai qliyiV pneumatoV. |
18 | Dioti en pollh sofia einai pollh luph× kai ostiV prosqetei gnwsin, prosqetei ponon. |