1 These are the words of the Teacher. He is a son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 The Teacher says,“Useless! Useless!Completely useless!All things are useless.”
3 What do people really gainfrom all the hard work they do here on earth?
4 People live, and people die.But the earth continues forever.
5 The sun rises, and the sun sets.Then it hurries back to the place where it rises again.
6 The wind blows to the south.Then it blows to the north.It blows from one direction and then another.Then it turns around and repeats the same pattern, going nowhere.