“Vanity(A) of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“All is vanity.”

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(A)Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher, “all is futility!”

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

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:8 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2

The Vanity of Life

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

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The Futility of All Endeavors

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

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All Is Vanity

The words of (A)the Preacher,[a] the son of David, (B)king in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes)