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Ecclesiastes 1:1-2
Complete Jewish Bible

1 The words of Kohelet the son of David, king in Yerushalayim:

2 Pointless! Pointless! — says Kohelet —
Utterly meaningless! Nothing matters!

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Ecclesiastes 1:1-2
Modern English Version

All Is Vanity

1 These are the words of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.

2 “Vanity[a] of vanities,”
    says the Preacher;
“vanity of vanities,
    all is vanity.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Heb. suggests something futile, temporal, or obscure.
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