Ecclesiastes 1:1-6

¹The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

²“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

³What does man gain from all his labour in which he labours under the sun?

⁴One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

⁵The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.

⁶The wind goes towards the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.