“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ecclesiastes 1:2 in context
Ecclesiastes 1:1–5
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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
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“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
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What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
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One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
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The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
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