Ecclesiastes 1:2–3
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2cVanity2 of vanities, says athe Preacher,
cvanity of vanities! dAll is vanity.
3eWhat fdoes man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
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- 2The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a “mist,” “vapor,” or “mere breath,” and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context). It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
What does a person gain for all his efforts
that he labors at under the sun?
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Vanity of vanities!” says the Teacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!”
What does a person gain in all his toil
with which he toils under the sun?
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
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