1. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3. What profit has a man of all his labor which he takes under the sun?
4. One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth abides forever.
5. The sun also arises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to its place where it arose.