I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsI have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit!
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).