KJV
ASV
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
ESV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
ERVEN
8. Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!
NLT
8. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless."
WEB
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; All is vanity!
NET
8. "Absolutely futile!" laments the Teacher, "All of these things are futile!"
NLV
8. "It is of no use," says the Preacher, "It is all for nothing!"
HCSB
8. "Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Everything is futile."
YLT
8. Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.
LITV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, all is vanity.
RV
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
NCV
8. Everything is useless! The Teacher says that everything is useless.
MKJV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.
AKJV
8. Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.
LXXEN
8. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.
KJV
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.
AMP
8. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. All is futility (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and transitoriness)!
KJVP
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YLT
8. Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.
ASV
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
WEB
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; All is vanity!
NASB
8. Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, all things are vanity!
ESV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
RV
8. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
RSV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
NKJV
8. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "All [is] vanity."
MKJV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.
AKJV
8. Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.
NRSV
8. Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.
NIV
8. "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is meaningless!"
NIRV
8. "Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Nothing has any meaning."
NLT
8. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless."
MSG
8. It's all smoke, nothing but smoke. The Quester says that everything's smoke.
GNB
8. Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.
NET
8. "Absolutely futile!" laments the Teacher, "All of these things are futile!"
ERVEN
8. Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!