Other translations
American Standard Version
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
Darby Bible Translation
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
God's Word
"Absolutely pointless!" says the spokesman. "Everything is pointless!"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Everything is futile."
International Standard Version
"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Everything is pointless."
NET Bible
"Absolutely futile!" laments the Teacher, "All of these things are futile!"
New American Standard Bible
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "all is vanity!"
New International Version
"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is meaningless!"
New Living Translation
"Everything is meaningless," says the Teacher, "completely meaningless."
Webster's Bible Translation
Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.
The World English Bible
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"
EasyEnglish Bible
So I, the Teacher, say, ‘All these things have no purpose. We cannot understand why they happen.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.
New Life Version
“It is of no use,” says the Preacher, “It is all for nothing!”
The Voice Bible
Life is fleeting; it just slips through your fingers. All vanishes like mist.
Living Bible
All is futile, says the Preacher; utterly futile.
New Catholic Bible
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth; all things are vanity.
Legacy Standard Bible
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity!”
Jubilee Bible 2000
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Christian Standard Bible
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. All is futility (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and transitoriness)!
New Century Version
Everything is useless! The Teacher says that everything is useless.
The Message
It’s all smoke, nothing but smoke. The Quester says that everything’s smoke.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
“Nothing but vapor,” said Ecclesiastes, the speaker. “It is all vapor.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.
Good News Translation®
Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.
Wycliffe Bible
The vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, the vanity of vanities [Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, vanity of vanities], and all things be vanity. (Emptiness and futility, said Ecclesiastes, yea, everything is emptiness and futility.)
Contemporary English Version
Nothing makes sense. I have seen it all— nothing makes sense.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.
Common English Bible © 2011
Perfectly pointless, says the Teacher, everything is pointless.
Amplified Bible © 2015
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity (futility).”
English Standard Version Anglicised
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, all things are vanity!
New American Standard Bible
“Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher, “all is futility!”
The Expanded Bible
Everything is useless [1:2]! The ·Teacher [or Preacher; L Assembler; 1:1] says that everything is useless [1:2].
Tree of Life Version
“Evanescent vapors,” says Kohelet. All is futility.
Revised Standard Version
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
New International Reader's Version
“Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Nothing has any meaning.”
BRG Bible
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Complete Jewish Bible
Pointless! Meaningless! — says Kohelet, Nothing matters at all!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Hevel havalim, saith Kohelet; all is hevel.
Names of God Bible
“Absolutely pointless!” says the spokesman. “Everything is pointless!”
Modern English Version
It is all vanity, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
Easy-to-Read Version
Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!
International Children’s Bible
Everything is useless! The Teacher says that everything is useless.
Lexham English Bible
“Vanity of vanity!” says the Teacher. “Everything is vanity!”
New International Version - UK
‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Everything is meaningless!’