I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that youth who was to stand in the king’s place.
Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.
There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.