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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everything is Futile
1 The words of the Teacher,[a](A) son of David, king in Jerusalem.(B)
2 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”(C)
3 What does a man gain for all his efforts
that he labors at under the sun?(D)
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or of Qoheleth, or of the Leader of the Assembly
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Prologue
1 The words of the Teacher,[a] the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Motto Introduced
2 “Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher,[b]
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
All Toil is Profitless and Repetitious
3 What does a person gain in all his toil
with which he toils under the sun?
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:1 Hebrew “Qohelet”
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Hebrew “Qohelet”
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