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Ecclesiastes 1:2–3

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2“1aVanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,

“2Vanity of vanities! All is 3vanity.”

3aWhat advantage does man have in all his labor

In which he labors under the sun?

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or Futility of futilities
  2. 2Or Futility of futilities
  3. 3Or futile

Cross references

  1. aPs 39:5, 6; 62:9; 144:4; Eccl 12:8; Rom 8:20
  2. aEccl 2:11; 3:9; 5:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,

vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

What does man gain by all the toil

at which he toils under the sun?

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?

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?

NLTNew Living Translation

“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”

What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?

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?

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?