Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 1:2

2 "Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Absolute futility. Everything is futile."
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
2 Smoke, nothing but smoke. [That's what the Quester says.] There's nothing to anything - it's all smoke.
2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
2 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
2 Perfectly pointless, says the Teacher, perfectly pointless. Everything is pointless.
2 Perfectly pointless, says the Teacher, perfectly pointless. Everything is pointless.
2 Pointless! Pointless! - says Kohelet -Utterly meaningless! Nothing matters!
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.
2 It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.
2 It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.
2 "Absolutely pointless!" says the spokesman. "Absolutely pointless! Everything is pointless."
2 "Vanity of vanities," says Kohelet; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
2 "Vanity of vanities!" says the Teacher, "Vanity of vanities! All [is] vanity!"
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
2 The Teacher says, "Useless! Useless! Completely useless! Everything is useless."
2 "Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning."
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
2 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes: vanity of vanities, and all is vanity.
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
2 "Vanity of vanities," saith the Preacher. "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
2 "Vanity of vanities," saith the Preacher. "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
2 vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas
2 vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
2 Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes; vanity of vanities, and all things be vanity. (Emptiness and futility, said Ecclesiastes; emptiness and futility, yea, everything is empty and futile.)
2 Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 Commentaries