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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
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1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” 3 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Modern English Version

All Is Vanity

1 These are the words of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.

2 “Vanity[a] of vanities,”
    says the Preacher;
“vanity of vanities,
    all is vanity.”

3 What benefit is there to a man in all his labors
    that he toils under the sun?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Heb. suggests something futile, temporal, or obscure.
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