1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
2Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3What advantage is there to a man in all his labour that he takes under the sun?
4A generation goes, and a generation comes: but the earth stands for ever.
Ecclesiastes 1
Ecclesiastes 1:1-4