1. The words of Qoheleth, son of Dawiḏ, sovereign in Yerushalayim.
2. “Futility! Futility!” says Qoheleth. “Futility, futility, all is futile!”
3. What does man gain from all his labour in which he toils under the sun?
4. A generation passes away, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.