1The words of Kohelet, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2“Vanity of vanities,” says Kohelet; “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.
7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.
8All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes 1
Ecclesiastes 1:1-8