1. The words of Kohelet, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2. “Vanity of vanities,” says Kohelet; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
3. What does man gain from all his labour in which he labours under the sun?
4. One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
5. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.