1. The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2. “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
3. What does a man gain for all his effortsthat he labors at under the sun?
4. A generation goes and a generation comes,but the earth remains forever.
5. The sun rises and the sun sets;panting, it returns to its place where it rises.