1:1 [] Logoi tou Ekklhsiastou, uiou tou Dabid, basilewV en Ierousalhm.

1:2 MataiothV mataiothtwn, eipen o EkklhsiasthV× mataiothV mataiothtwn, ta panta mataiothV.

1:3 TiV wfeleia eiV ton anqrwpon ek pantoV tou mocqou autou, ton opoion mocqei upo ton hlion;

1:4 [] Genea upagei, kai genea ercetai× h de gh diamenei eiV ton aiwna.

1:5 Kai anatellei o hlioV, kai duei o hlioV× kai speudei proV ton topon autou, oqen aneteilen.

1:6 Upagei proV ton noton o anemoV, kai epistrefei proV ton borran× akatapaustwV peristrefomenoV upagei, kai epanercetai epi touV kuklouV autou, o anemoV.

1:7 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.

1:8 Panta ta pragmata einai en kopw× den dunatai anqrwpoV na ekfrash touto× o ofqalmoV den cortainei blepwn, kai to wtion den gemizei akouon.

1:9 [] O, ti egeine, touto palin qelei geinei× kai o, ti sunebh, touto palin qelei sumbh× kai den einai ouden neon upo ton hlion.

1:10 Uparcei pragma, peri tou opoiou dunatai tiV na eiph, Ide, touto einai neon; touto egeinen hdh eiV touV aiwnaV oitineV uphrxan pro hmwn.

1:11 Den einai mnhmh twn progegonotwn, oude qelei eisqai mnhmh twn epigenhsomenwn meta tauta, eiV touV mellontaV na uparxwsin epeita.

1:12 [] Egw o EkklhsiasthV estaqhn basileuV epi ton Israhl en Ierousalhm×

1:13 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.

1:14 Eidon panta ta erga ta ginomena upo ton hlion, kai idou, ta panta mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.

1:15 To streblon den dunatai na geinh euqeV, kai ai elleiyeiV den dunantai na ariqmhqwsin.

1:16 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.

1:17 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.