I, Qoheleth, was sovereign over Yisra’ĕl in Yerushalayim.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I am the Teacher. I was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.
I Ecclesiastes was king over Israel in Jerusalem,
The words of Qoheleth, son of Dawiḏ, sovereign in Yerushalayim.
“Futility! Futility!” said the Qoheleth, “All is futile.”
“See, this I have found,” says Qoheleth, “Counting one by one, to find a conclusion,