I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
These are the words from the Teacher, a son of David and king of Jerusalem.
The Teacher says, “I added all this together to see what answer I could find. I am still looking for answers, but I did find this: I found one good man in a thousand. But I did not find even one good woman.
Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!