New King James Version

Ecclesiastes 1:1-5 New King James Version (NKJV)

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 profit has a man from all his laborIn which he toils under the sun?

4. One generation passes away, and another generation comes;But the earth abides forever.

5. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down,And hastens to the place where it arose.