“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，全是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，全是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空。虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。

“虚空的虚空，”传道者说，“虚空的虚空，全都是虚空！”

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，全是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，全是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空。虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。

傳道人說：虛空之虛空！虛空之虛空！萬事都虛空！

「虛空的虛空，」傳道者說，「虛空的虛空，全都是虛空！」

傳道者曰、虛空之虛空、虛空之虛空、萬事虛空、

吾觀萬事、空之又空、虛之又虛、

柯希列曰、凡事虛中之虛、虛中之虛、皆屬於虛、

“ Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

“ Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning.”

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

“ Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher,“ completely meaningless!”

“ Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,“ Futility of futilities! All is futility.”

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

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all[ is] vanity.

“ Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher,“ Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!”

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

A human is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

For the creation was subjected to futility— not willingly, but because of him who subjected it— in the hope

“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Everything is futile.”

In fact, you have made my days just inches long, and my life span is as nothing to you. Yes, every human being stands as only a vapor. SelahYes, a person goes about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.

The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

Common people are only a vapor; important people, an illusion. Together on a scale, they weigh less than a vapor.Place no trust in oppression or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, don’t set your heart on it.

Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches.“ Who am I struggling for,” he asks,“ and depriving myself of good things?” This too is futile and a miserable task.

So I said to myself,“ What happens to the fool will also happen to me. Why then have I been overly wise?” And I said to myself that this is also futile.

Remove sorrow from your heart, and put away pain from your flesh, because youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

For the fate of the children of Adam and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath. People have no advantage over animals since everything is futile.

When there is a person whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a person who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great wrong.

Indeed, if someone lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, since they will be many. All that comes is futile.

There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?