1 THE WORDS of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.
2 Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities! All is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and vainglory). [Rom. 8:20.]
3 What profit does man have left from all his toil at which he toils under the sun? [Is life worth living?]
4 One generation goes and another generation comes, but the earth remains forever. [Ps. 119:90.]
5 The sun also rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.
6 The wind goes to the south and circles about to the north; it circles and circles about continually, and on its circuit the wind returns again. [John 3:8.]