“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 12:8 (KJV) |
Ecclesiastes 12:8
From Ecclesiastes 12, in the Book of Ecclesiastes (Old Testament).
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Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
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Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
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And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.