Listen to audio

Stream (help)

128kbps M3U (Hi-Fi)
64Kbps M3U (Lo-Fi)

Play / Download (help)

(17 MB)64Kbps MP3 ZIP

Resources

American Standard VersionThe Book of Ecclesiastes (April 17, 2008)

LibriVox recording of Ecclesiastes, from the American Standard Version. Read by Sam Stinson.

Ecclesiastes is a wisdom book of the Old Testament. The author represents himself as the son of David, and king over Israel in Jerusalem. The work consists of personal or autobiographic matter, at times expressed in aphorisms and maxims illuminated in terse paragraphs with reflections on the meaning of life and the best way of life. The work emphatically proclaims all the actions of man to be inherently "vain", "futile", "empty", or "meaningless," depending on translation, as the lives of both wise and foolish men end in death. While the teacher clearly promotes wisdom as a means for a well-lived earthly life, he is unable to ascribe eternal meaning to it. In light of this perceived senselessness, the preacher suggests that one should enjoy the simple pleasures of daily life, such as eating, drinking, and taking enjoyment in one's wife and work, which are gifts from the hand of God.

(From Wikipedia, modified by Sam Stinson)

For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.


This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox
It also belongs to collections: audio_bookspoetry; opensource_audio

Artist/Composer: American Standard Version
Date: 2008-04-17
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; religion; bible; ecclesiastes; solomon; asv; american standard version; old testament; ketuvim; wisdom literature

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Individual Files

Write a review
Downloaded 1,398 timesReviews
Average Rating:

Reviewer: notmyname - - November 30, 2009
Subject: Good book, good recording
A very interesting read even for the nonreligious. I thought the American-sounding male reader did a good job -- expressive, not excessive.