Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

Young's Literal Translation

1 Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem:

²Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.

³What advantage [is] to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

New International Version

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)

³What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?^(D)

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