1 These are the words of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.
2 “Vanity of vanities,”says the Preacher;“vanity of vanities,all is vanity.”
3 What benefit is there to a man in all his laborsthat he toils under the sun?
4 A generation comes, and a generation goes,but the earth continually remains.
5 The sun comes up, and the sun goes down,and hurries to the place where it rises.
6 It moves to the south,and then moves around to the north;the wind continually travels around,and it keeps turning on its circuit.