Ecclesiastes 1:2

2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 In-Context

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.
3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
4 One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
5 The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.

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