Ecclesiastes 12:8-9 in English

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ So I say again that it is difficult to understand why everything happens; everything is mysterious.

⁹ I was considered to be a very wise man, and I taught the people many things. I assembled/collected and wrote down many proverbs, and I carefully thought about and studied them.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.

⁹ And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.

⁹ And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables.

⁸ “Everything passes! It's all so hard to understand!” says the Teacher.

⁹ Not only was the Teacher a wise man, he also taught what he knew to others. He thought about many proverbs, studying them and arranging them.

⁸ Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.

⁹ And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; all is vanity.

⁹ And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth: all is vanity.—

⁹ And in addition to this that Koheleth was wise, he continually also taught the people knowledge, and he probed, and searched out, and composed many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; All is vanity.

⁹ And because the Preacher was wise above others, So it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, And the ear will trace out the parables.

⁸ Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity!

⁹ Moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he considered, and sought out, and set in order, many proverbs.

⁸ “A mist of vapor,” says the Teacher, “everything is vanishing vapor.”

⁹ The Teacher was wise and he taught the people knowledge. He studied and contemplated and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.

⁹ And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge: yes, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says Kohelet. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because Kohelet was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ “Vanity of vanities,” says Kohelet. “All is vanity!”

⁹ Further, because Kohelet was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁸ The vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, the vanity of vanities, and all things be vanity. Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, vanity of vanities, and all things vanity.

⁹ And when Ecclesiastes was most wise, he taught the people, and he told out the things which he did, and he sought out wisdom, and made many parables;

⁸ The vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, the vanity of vanities, and all things be vanity. Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, vanity of vanities, and all things vanity. (Emptiness and futility, said Ecclesiastes, yea, everything is emptiness and futility.)

⁹ And when Ecclesiastes was most wise (or And for Ecclesiastes was most wise), he taught the people, and he told out the things which he did, and he sought out wisdom, and made many parables;

⁸ Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole is vanity.

⁹ And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out — he made right many similes.