Berean Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

1These are the wordsH1697 of the TeacherH6953,1 the sonH1121 of DavidH1732, kingH4428 in JerusalemH3389:

2“FutilityH1892 2 of futilitiesH1892,”saysH559 the TeacherH6953,“futilityH1892 of futilitiesH1892!EverythingH3605 is futileH1892!”

3WhatH4100 does a manH120 gainH3504 from allH3605 his laborH5999,at which he toilsH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121?

Notes

1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or the Convener or the Preacher or the leader of the assembly; Hebrew Qoheleth is rendered as the Teacher throughout Ecclesiastes. ↩
2. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Literally vapor or breath; the Hebrew words translated in Ecclesiastes as forms of futile or fleeting can also be translated as vanity or meaningless. ↩