Ecclesiastes 12:8

Modern English Version

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Teacher, “everything is vanity!”

Cross References

Psalm 62:9

Surely men of low degree are but a vapor; men of high degree are a lie; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than vapor.

Ecclesiastes 1:1

These are the words of Qoheleth, the Teacher, a son of David and king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:12

I, Qoheleth, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen everything that is done under the sun; and behold, everything is vanity and like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know the folly of ideas, and to know foolish behavior. I know that this as well is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

“Vanity of vanities,” says Qoheleth, “vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I began to hate life, because the labor that was done under the sun was contemptible to me, for all of this is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I observed that all labor and skill of work come one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

For who knows what is good for a person in life during the number of the days of his vain life, which pass like a shadow? For who can declare to a person what will occur after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No person has power over the wind to restrain it, or power over the day of death. No one is discharged from war, nor will wickedness release those who practice.