These are the words of the ·Teacher [or Preacher; ^LAssembler; ^Cof a group], a son of David, king in Jerusalem [^Can allusion to Solomon]. The ·Teacher [or Preacher; ^LAssembler; 1:1] says, “·Useless [Meaningless; or Absurd; or Enigmatic; or Transient; ^TVanity; ^LVapor; Bubble; ^Cand so throughout this book]! Useless! Completely useless! Everything is useless.” What do people really ·gain [profit] from all the ·hard work [toil] they do ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun]? ...