All Is Vanity

The words of (A)the Preacher,[a] the son of David, (B)king in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Convener, or Collector; Hebrew Qoheleth (so throughout Ecclesiastes)

Everything Is Meaningless

The words of the Teacher,[a](A) son of David, king in Jerusalem:(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or the leader of the assembly; also in verses 2 and 12

For we are but of yesterday and know nothing,
    for our days on earth are (A)a shadow.

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for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(A)
    and our days on earth are but a shadow.(B)

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(A)Man is like a breath;
    his days are like (B)a passing (C)shadow.

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They are like a breath;(A)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.(B)

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