1. THE WORDS of the Preacher, the son of David and king in Jerusalem.
2. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities! All is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and vainglory). [Rom. 8:20.]
3. What profit does man have left from all his toil at which he toils under the sun? [Is life worth living?]
4. One generation goes and another generation comes, but the earth remains forever. [Ps. 119:90.]
5. The sun also rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.