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.
6. The wind goes toward the south, and turns about unto the north; it whirls about continually, and the wind returns again according to its circuit.
7. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from where the rivers come, there they return again.