Ecclesiastes 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 1:2-6

2“12Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “3Vanity of vanities! All is 4vanity.”

35What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?4A generation goes and a generation comes, But the 6earth 7remains forever.5Also, 8the sun rises and the sun sets; And 9hastening to its place it rises there again.61011Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues 12swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Ps 39:5, 6; 62:9; 144:4; Eccl 12:8; Rom 8:20 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or futile ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 1:3 Eccl 2:11; 3:9; 5:16 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Ps 104:5; 119:90 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Lit stands ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Ps 19:6 ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Lit panting ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Lit Going ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Eccl 11:5; John 3:8 ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 1:6 Lit turning ↩

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