Ecclesiastes 1:2
King James Version (KJV)
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
In context
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
- WEB World English Bible
- “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.