Everything Is Futile

The words of the Teacher,[a](A) son of David, king in Jerusalem.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Or of Qoheleth, or of the Leader of the Assembly

27 “Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,

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“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”(A)

The Teacher’s Objectives and Conclusion

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.(B) 10 The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and write words of truth accurately.

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