Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

Legacy Standard Bible

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

²“^[b]^(B)Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“^[c]Vanity of vanities! All is ^[d]vanity.”

³^(C)What advantage does man have in all his labor
In which he labors under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or speaker of an assembly, leader of an assembly; or possibly the one who gathers an assembly; Heb Qoheleth
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or futile

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

Common English Bible

1 The words of the Teacher of the Assembly,^[a] David’s son, king in Jerusalem:

²Perfectly pointless,^[b] says the Teacher, perfectly pointless.
Everything is pointless.

³What do people gain from all the hard work
that they work so hard at under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Gatherer or Convener or Assembler (Heb Qoheleth); see also 1:2, 12; 7:27; 12:8, 9, 10.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or meaningless or vapor or puff of air (Heb hebel, which often occurs in the book)

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