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Jerome, Luther, Desvoeux and Herder have each suggested some such col- 

 loquy as I have proposed, their e.vact views were unknowa to me until 

 this article was in print ; and I would submit that Herder's very similar 

 division in many instances is an argument in favor of the hypothesis. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



1 The words of the Ecclesiast the son of David (the) king of Israel in Je- 



rusalem.* 



SOLOMON. 



2 Perplexity of perplexities, said the Ecclesiast, all is perplexity. f 



3 What profit to the man in all his labor 

 In which he labors under the sun ? 



EGYPTIAN. 



•4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, 

 And the earth has stood for ever. 



5 The sun rises and the sun sets : 

 And hastes to its place (again). 



6 It rising there moves toward the South ; 

 And circles (again) toward the North. 

 The wind goes in a circling of circles : 

 And returns upon ils circles. 



7 All the streams run into the sea, 

 And the sea is not filled : 



To the place where the streams run, 

 Thither they return to flow. 



8 All words are feeble : 



A man shall not be able to speak it : 



And the eye shall not be filled with seeing : 



And the ear sliall not be satisfied with hearing. 



9 What has been? that is what shall be : 



And what has been done ? that shall be done. 

 And there is no new thing under the sun. 



10 Who shall speak and say. Behold this is new 

 It hath already happened in the ages before us. 



11 There is no remembrance of the first things, 



And to the latest things there shall be no remembrance 

 Among those that shall be born at the last. 



SOLOMON. 



13 I the Ecclesiast became King 

 Over Israel in Jerusalem : 



♦Translated from the Septuagiut. 



tSee Liddell & Scott for true rendering of fiaracurrj^. 



