Ecclesiastes 1:12

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

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THE WORDS of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.

Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. All is futility (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and transitoriness)!

Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, while weighing one thing after another to find out the right estimate [and the reason]–