Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
All Is Vanity
1 The words of the [a](A)Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
3 (C)What advantage does man have in all his labor
In which he labors under the sun?
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or speaker of an assembly, leader of an assembly; or possibly the one who gathers an assembly; Heb Qoheleth
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or futile
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
New International Version
Everything Is Meaningless
1 The words of the Teacher,[a](A) son of David, king in Jerusalem:(B)
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”(C)
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?(D)
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 2 and 12
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