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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
Revised Standard Version

Reflections of a Royal Philosopher

1 The words of the Preacher,[a] the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
    vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
3 What does man gain by all the toil
    at which he toils under the sun?

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Heb Qoheleth
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