Ecclesiastes 1:1 Cross References - Wycliffe

¹ The wordis of Ecclesiastes, sone of Dauid, the kyng of Jerusalem.

⁴² Sotheli the daies bi whiche Salomon regnede in Jerusalem on al Israel, ben fourti yeer. ⁴³ And Salomon slepte with hise fadris, and was biriede in the citee of Dauid, his fadir; and Roboam, his sone, regnede for hym.

³⁰ Sotheli Salomon regnede in Jerusalem on al Israel fourti yeer, and he slepte with his fadris; and thei birieden hym in the citee of Dauid, and Roboam, his sone, regnyde for hym.

¹⁷ Forsothe Roboam regnede on the sones of Israel, that dwelliden in the citees of Juda. ¹⁸ And kyng Roboam sente Adhuram, that was souereyn ouer the tributis; and the sones of Israel stonyden hym, and he was deed. Certis kyng Roboam hastide to stie in to the chare, and fledde in to Jerusalem. ¹⁹ And Israel yede awei fro the hows of Dauid `til to this dai. Forsothe it was doon, whanne al Israel hadde herd, that Jeroboam turnede ayen, thei senten, and clepiden hym, whanne the cumpeny was gaderid, and thei ordeyneden him king on al Israel; and no man, outakun the lynage of Juda aloone, suede `the hows of Dauid.

⁷ for which cause also thou hast set profetis, that prechen of thee in Jerusalem, and seien, A king is in Jerusalem; the king schal here these wordis; therfor come thou now, that we take counsel togidere.

⁹ Thei ordeineden an yuel word ayens me; Whether he that slepith, schal not leie to, that he rise ayen?

¹² I Ecclesiastes was king of Israel in Jerusalem;

²⁷ And Y foond a womman bitterere than deth, which is the snare of hunteris, and hir herte is a net, and hir hondis ben boondis; he that plesith God schal ascape hir, but he that is a synnere, schal be takun of hir.

⁸ The vanyte of vanytees, seide Ecclesiastes, the vanyte of vanytees, and alle thingis ben vanyte. ⁹ And whanne Ecclesiastes was moost wijs, he tauyte the puple, and he telde out the thingis whiche he dide, ¹⁰ and he souyte out wisdom, and made many parablis; he souyte profitable wordis, and he wroot moost riytful wordis, and ful of treuthe.

¹ The spirit of the Lord is on me, for the Lord anoyntide me; he sente me to telle to mylde men, that Y schulde heele men contrite in herte, and preche foryyuenesse to caitifs, and openyng to prisoneris; and preche a plesaunt yeer to the Lord,

² and go in to Nynyue, the greet citee, and preche thou in it the prechyng which Y speke to thee.

⁵ and sparide not the firste world, but kept Noe, the eiythe man, the biforgoere of riytwisnesse, and brouyte in the greet flood to the world of vnfeithful men;