Ecclesiastes 1:2 - Easy To Read Version2 Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time! {\cf2\super [1]} Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17692 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition2 Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities! All is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and vainglory). [Rom. 8:20.] Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible2 Perfectly pointless, says the Teacher, perfectly pointless. Everything is pointless. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version2 Ecclesiastes said: Vanity of vanities! Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity! Ver Capítulo |
If a person does good and pleases God, then God will give that person wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But a person that sins will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [14]}
A person might not have any family. He might not have a son or even a brother. But that person will continue to work very, very hard. That person is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.