World English Bible
""Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!""
— Ecclesiastes 12:8, World English Bible
“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”
“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. ”
“Concluding Refrain: Qoheleth Restates His Thesis“Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher,“All of these things are futile!””
“Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.”
“All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.”
“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”
yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be in the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"
Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.