Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

New King James Version

²“Vanity^(A)^[a] of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, ^(B)all is vanity.”

³^(C)What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he ^[b]toils under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book
Ecclesiastes 1:3 labors

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

New International Version

²“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”^(A)

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

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)