1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king of Jerusalem:
2 ‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’says the Teacher.‘Utterly meaningless!Everything is meaningless.’
3 What do people gain from all their laboursat which they toil under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go,but the earth remains for ever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets,and hurries back to where it rises.
6 The wind blows to the southand turns to the north;round and round it goes,ever returning on its course.