Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

Jubilee Bible 2000

1 ¶ The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

²Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:1-2

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)

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, ^(A)king in Jerusalem.

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

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

Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB)

New International Version (NIV)