KJV
ASV
2. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
ESV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
ERVEN
2. Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!
NLT
2. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless!"
WEB
2. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
NET
2. "Futile! Futile!" laments the Teacher, "Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!"
NLV
2. "It is of no use," says the Preacher. "It is of no use! All is for nothing."
HCSB
2. "Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Absolute futility. Everything is futile."
YLT
2. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.
LITV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity!
RV
2. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
NCV
2. The Teacher says, "Useless! Useless! Completely useless! Everything is useless."
MKJV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
AKJV
2. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
LXXEN
2. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
KJV
2. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
AMP
2. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities! All is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and vainglory). [Rom. 8:20.]
KJVP
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YLT
2. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole [is] vanity.
ASV
2. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
WEB
2. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."
NASB
2. Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!
ESV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
RV
2. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
RSV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
NKJV
2. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all [is] vanity."
MKJV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
AKJV
2. Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
NRSV
2. Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
NIV
2. "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."
NIRV
2. "Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning."
NLT
2. "Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless!"
MSG
2. Smoke, nothing but smoke. [That's what the Quester says.] There's nothing to anything--it's all smoke.
GNB
2. It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.
NET
2. "Futile! Futile!" laments the Teacher, "Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!"
ERVEN
2. Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!