Where the Fathers quote Ecclesiastes 1

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Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:425expounds v.4“γενεα πορευεται και γενεα ερχεται, και η γη εις τον αιωνα εστηκε.”The meaning of: «One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever» Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:743…tongue therefore the beginning is taken from these words b h vers the words of the preacher the son of david king in jerusalem h most aptly and with distinction did he speak the words for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:139C…from the foundation of the world, how does Wisdom say in Jesus Sirach: "Who shall number the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the age?" (Eccl. I, 2)? See regarding these things in the sec… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:765D…iness also reigns in the race of the Midianites. For there is indeed much emptiness and vanity in this world, nay even "vanity of vanities, and all is vanity" (Eccl. 1: 2), which a soldier of God must overcome… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:541B…ven if dances, and revels, and drunkenness, and tables resounding with the music of flutes are set before us (for it says: "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity" [Eccl. I, 2]). Do not do so even if beautiful b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:471B…a little while to heaven, he seeks the rest and prosperity of this world, which is no better than a shadow? Vanity of vanities, he says, and all is vanity (Eccl. 1. 2). And if he, who had experienced the pl… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:155B…her words indeed, but with the same intention as Solomon's that speak those wonderful things, full of much philosophy, "Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity" (Eccl. I, 2). Having entered the house of those mou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:391…patrician and consul h a it is now truly opportune to say vanity of vanities all is vanity eccles where now is the illustrious splendor of the consulship where are those bright torches where the applause… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:559C…. To what vanity? Human. Why does he call it vanity? Because it degenerated from that image into the likeness of brutes. For Vanity of vanities, all is vanity (Eccle. I, 2). And David: But yet all is vanity, eve… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:735B…are changed and dissipated like smoke, and pass by like a shadow, and are dissipated like a dream. Therefore Solomon said, Vanity of vanities, all is vanity (Eccl. 1:2). But in vain do they struggle with the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:89…vain things if not all present things concerning which the ecclesiastes says vanity of vanities all is vanity eccles but someone will say if they are vain and vanity for what cause c were they made… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:877C…me for tears. I know that those who say, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die (1 Cor. 15:32), also speak impiously. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity (Eccl. 1:2; 2:4; 5:5). I do not say this, but He H… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:171D…275. 484. The distinction between waging war and the military alliance. 485. Concerning that [saying] of Ecclesiastes: "Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity." Eccle. I, 2.… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1251A…, 1149. 25, 21. III, 134. IV, 314. 25, 22. III, 134. 26, 11. II, 1103. 27, 1. IV, 1090. 28, 1. IV, 339. 30, 4. III, 563. 30, 19. II, 738. Trabitur ad Christum. Eccle. 1, 2. I, 752, 1421, 1447. 2, 11. I, 1447. 3,… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:751…holy gospels therefore he immediately added ii vers vanity of vanities said the preacher vanity of vanities all is vanity if vanity is everything which has no utility and brings no advantage to the life of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1115A…days have failed like smoke.» Psal. CII, 15. — «Man, as grass are his days.» Psal. CXLIII, 4. — «Man is made like to vanity; my days pass away like a shadow.» Eccle. I, 2. — «Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.»… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1125…ange and transformation. Chrysostom, Homily against Eutropius Always, but now especially, it is timely to say: "Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity" (Eccle. 1, 2). Where is the glorious grandeur of the… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:173D…d again, and having in mind that all things are subject to vanity, and that there is no profit to a man in all his labor, ⟦with which he labors under the sun⟧ (Eccl. 1:3), according to the voice of the most ex… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:425…when he had said these things and demonstrated them through the words what profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun for indeed the what here is taken to mean… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:339…arth; but the passion of greed falsely confers upon men the title of "lords" of the things they possess. For the earth, as the wise Ecclesiastes says (Eccl. I, 4), stands for eternity, serving all generations and successi… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1267…heart there is wisdom question lxv to what end does that look one generation passeth away and another generation comforteth but the earth standeth for ever question lxvi what sense does that open there is a… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:963B…lomon: "The sun ariseth," he says, "and goeth down; the sun proceedeth toward the setting, and whirleth about towards the north, and returneth into its place" (Eccl. I, 5, 6). Look therefore at it passing throu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599C…sins. Who is that Sun that looked down upon her? Certainly not that one of whom Ecclesiastes says, "The sun rises and the sun sets, and returns to its place" (Eccle. I, 5). The Sun of justice has risen for us,… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:407…pattern shewed to thee in the mount solomon also says the sun ariseth and the sun goeth down and hasteth to his place where he arose the sun as it rises goes there toward the south… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:423…and this scripture is witnessed not considered supposititious the sun he says ariseth and the sun goeth down and he draweth to his own place he arising there proceedeth to the south and d circlest to… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:209A…concerning the luminaries: "The sun rises and goes toward the south, and circles toward the north; it circles, circling, and the wind returns to its circuits" (Eccl. 1, 6). Therefore, Solomon and Moses spoke si… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:943…what comes from itself as that expert in divine matters solomon teaches all the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not filled nor is the sea diminished because of the compensation that occurs… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:905D…o stand in the assigned reservoirs, and to proceed no further. Therefore it is said by Ecclesiastes: Into the sea the rivers flow, but the sea is not filled (Eccle. I, 7). Because both the fact that the course… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:985…English [editions] have Ekklēsiastikou, but the French [editions], with the printed [texts], have Ekklēsiastou, rightly; for the passage is from Ecclesiastes 1:7: Pantes cheimarroi "All the torrents go into the sea." I… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:483…faith as you will find in the acts of the apostles verse all the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full it is the custom of divine scripture to take all for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:45D…so forth. (Ps. ciii, 23) «Those who go down to the sea in ships,» and so forth. (Ps. cvi, 23) «All the streams go into the sea, and the sea is not filled.» (Eccl. i, 7) «When he gave the sea his determinati… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:83A…thin themselves and not advance further. For this reason, according to the word of the Preacher, "All the torrents go into the sea, and the sea is not filled" (Eccl. 1, 7). For both the flowing of the waters an… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:379C…enly things, and an image of things to come (Col. 2:17). But as we read in the Scripture that "the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear with hearing" (Eccl. 1:8), so neither can we be satisfied in obs… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1191C…he violence of fire, seizing everything, consuming everything. Whatever the eye looks upon, the rapacious man desires. The eye will not be satisfied by seeing ⟦Eccle. 1, 8⟧, nor will the rapacious man be satisfi… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:615…will not be able to speak them the eye will not be satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing what is that which has been that same which will be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:683…were our debt so let us follow the same form in love the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing eccles sweet is light to the eyes and no one seeing… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:853C…not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?" Solomon. — "The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear filled with hearing" (Eccl. i, 8). Sirach iv, 36. — "Let not your hand… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1251C…and that we have a craving for more without any satiety. Prov. xxvii, 20. — ‹Hell and perdition are never filled: so too are the eyes of men insatiable. » Eccle. i, 8. — ‹The eye will not be satisfied with… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1051…re to confirm these things: one from Isaiah LXV, 17 and LXVI, 22, where God declares that He will create a new heaven and a new earth; the other from Ecclesiastes 1, 9, 10, which is of this sort: "What is that which has been? T… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:243…as made, having not existed before. For God did not create the Spirit at the time he announced his Christ unto all men; for there is nothing new under the sun [Eccl. I, 10]. But it already existed and subsisted,… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:749D…me wrote that it was superfluous, and we read it also in the Synopsis which is attributed to Athanasius, as well as in Gregory of Nyssa and Olympiodorus. (16) Eccl. 1, 12. But in the LXX it is written "King of… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1297…image proposes b by his own example what he teaches i says the preacher was king over israel in jerusalem and i gave my heart to search and investigate in wisdom concerning all things that are… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:935D…d true, even unto thy saints. 43. What mercies thou hast shown. 44, 45. Thou hast centered my mind to cause me to recognize my sins, which I have committed. Eccle. 1, 13, juxt. LXX. Addenda et corrigenda ex c… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:489…dignity so that we might listen to his words with attention vers and i gave my heart to seek and to scrutinize in wisdom regarding all things that are done under the sun and since i… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1469…xiv on distraction h of distraction the preacher teaches us openly saying i gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this sore travail hath god… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:785…ecclesiastes says h xiii h i was king in israel over jerusalem and i gave my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under the heaven he resumes… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1297…he teaches i says the preacher was king over israel in jerusalem and i gave my heart to search and investigate in wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this evil preoccupation has god… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:201…me wisdom and i the preacher became king of israel in jerusalem and i gave my heart to seek and to search out with wisdom concerning all things that are done under the heaven and behold… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:175…vanity for i looked he says and saw all things that are under the sun and behold all is vanity to this vanity therefore the creature is subjected especially that creature a which holds the greatest… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1833…built houses and planted gardens and made pools of water he added and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit therefore the prophet beseeches that the eyes of his understanding may turn toward another contemplation… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:489…my heart to seek and to scrutinize in wisdom regarding all things that are done under the sun and since i had received wisdom as a gift from god he says i gave my whole mind… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:523…chapter iv h vers and i returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun and behold the tears of such as were oppressed and they had no comforter and on the side… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:779…solomon when he contemplated the troublesome struggle says i saw the calumnies that are done under the sun and behold the tears of those who are calumniated and there was no one to comfort them if… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1559…into it and ecclesiastes i turned myself and saw all the slanders that are done under the sun and behold the tears of those who are oppressed by slanders and there is no one to comfort… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:791…not convenient the wise ecclesiastes then adds xv h verse i saw all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and presumption of spirit h it should by no means… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:809…done and upon the labor in which i labored to do them and behold all is vanity and a striving of the spirit and there is no abundance under the sun in saying these things he… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:897…says d h xxvi i turned and i saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun and behold the tears of such as were oppressed and they had no comforter and on the side… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1579…with the same vanity of vanities and all is vanity all things that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and affliction of spirit it is certain that pisides did not hesitate to… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1297…to the sons of men to be exercised thereby and i saw all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and a striving after wind and again behold i myself… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1185…te renders as "without impediment," and Jerome as "without distraction"—from which he seems to have interpreted περισπασμός as "distraction," as in Ecclesiastes 1:15: Ὅτι περισπασμὸν πονηρὸν ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεός, "For God hath giv… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:491…one which is also adorned with the power of free will vers that which is crooked cannot be made straight and that which is wanting cannot be numbered if you take these words from the person… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:789C…e has in this very book, § 16, for having set forth that saying of Ecclesiastes: “The crooked cannot be made straight, and what is wanting cannot be numbered” [Eccl. 1:15]; he subjoins: “So clearly the human wi… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:793D…of wisdom and knowledge, and to grasp by the comprehension of my own mind parables and every— [For] "that which is lacking," he says, "cannot be numbered" (Eccl. I:15). What does this signify through the wo… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:937…withers away for in them is fulfilled what was said by ecclesiastes that which is crooked cannot be adorned and that which is wanting cannot be numbered for unless what is crooked is first made straight… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:793C…wisdom and knowledge ; and I applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge, parables and understanding; I knew that this too is an intention of the spirit" (Eccl. I:16–17). He indicates that he is making the d… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:643…of these things cannot be acquired by chance but because he says i gave my heart to know wisdom and knowledge as if i would not have learned those things had not labor and meditation preceded… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:581…his life which god has given him under the sun in which i gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the occupation that is done upon the earth for day and night there is… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:793…and my heart saw much wisdom and knowledge c and i applied my heart to know wisdom and knowledge parables and understanding i knew that this too is an intention of the spirit eccl i he… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1059…his life which god hath given him under the sun in which i gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the distraction that is made upon the earth for both day and night he… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1061…and evil deeds these things says b the wise ecclesiastes having considered i gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the distraction which has been done upon the earth in that the wicked and… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1297…he teaches i says the preacher was king over israel in jerusalem and i gave my heart to search and investigate in wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this evil preoccupation has god… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1079B…to see my face: for no man shall see my face, and live." (Ps. cxxxviii, 6) "Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it." (Eccl. i, 18) "He who adds knowledge, adds sorrow."… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:869A…eason he gives this advice, knowing the absurdity of sin, and wishing all our members to be fenced about; for unjust anger, he says, will not be justified (Eccl. 1. 22); and he wishes us to be clothed with a… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:527…is said to be greater than the Spirit, just as the Father is said to be greater than the Son, namely by reason of cause. Yet both Beccus (Or. de una Eccl. 1, 27, 63, in Camat. Animadv. et Epigr. XIII; G. O. I, 137, 206,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:553D…t. 2, 22), and like dogs returning to their own vomit (Prov. 26, 11), they have become hateful. For so it is written: Godliness is an abomination to sinners (Eccl. 1, 32). Since, therefore, they utterly loathe…