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Ecclesiastes 1:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Ecclesiastes 1:2

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

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

3 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

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

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Ecclesiastes 1:1

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Ecclesiastes 1:3

"What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?"

Ecclesiastes 1:4

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

Ecclesiastes 1:5

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

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

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"All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again."

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