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Ecclesiastes 1:2

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“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

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Ecclesiastes 1:2 in other translations

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 1:2 in context

  1. 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
  2. 2“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
  3. 3What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
  4. 4One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.