Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - “Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning.”
- 新标点和合本 - 传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，全是虚空。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，全是虚空。
- 当代译本 - 传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。
- 圣经新译本 - 传道者说：虚空的虚空。 虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。
- 中文标准译本 - “虚空的虚空，” 传道者说， “虚空的虚空，全都是虚空！”
- 现代标点和合本 - 传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
- New International Version - “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
- English Standard Version - Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.
- New Living Translation - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
- The Message - Smoke, nothing but smoke. [That’s what the Quester says.] There’s nothing to anything—it’s all smoke. What’s there to show for a lifetime of work, a lifetime of working your fingers to the bone? One generation goes its way, the next one arrives, but nothing changes—it’s business as usual for old planet earth. The sun comes up and the sun goes down, then does it again, and again—the same old round. The wind blows south, the wind blows north. Around and around and around it blows, blowing this way, then that—the whirling, erratic wind. All the rivers flow into the sea, but the sea never fills up. The rivers keep flowing to the same old place, and then start all over and do it again. Everything’s boring, utterly boring— no one can find any meaning in it. Boring to the eye, boring to the ear. What was will be again, what happened will happen again. There’s nothing new on this earth. Year after year it’s the same old thing. Does someone call out, “Hey, this is new”? Don’t get excited—it’s the same old story. Nobody remembers what happened yesterday. And the things that will happen tomorrow? Nobody’ll remember them either. Don’t count on being remembered.
- Christian Standard Bible - “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
- New American Standard Bible - “Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher, “Futility of futilities! All is futility.”
- New King James Version - “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
- Amplified Bible - “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”
- American Standard Version - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
- King James Version - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
- New English Translation - “Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher, “Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!”
- World English Bible - “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
- 新標點和合本 - 傳道者說：虛空的虛空， 虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 傳道者說：虛空的虛空， 虛空的虛空，全是虛空。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 傳道者說：虛空的虛空， 虛空的虛空，全是虛空。
- 當代譯本 - 傳道者說：虛空的虛空， 虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。
- 聖經新譯本 - 傳道者說：虛空的虛空。 虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。
- 呂振中譯本 - 傳道人說：虛空之虛空！ 虛空之虛空！萬事都虛空！
- 中文標準譯本 - 「虛空的虛空，」 傳道者說， 「虛空的虛空，全都是虛空！」
- 現代標點和合本 - 傳道者說：虛空的虛空， 虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。
- 文理和合譯本 - 傳道者曰、虛空之虛空、虛空之虛空、萬事虛空、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 吾觀萬事、空之又空、虛之又虛、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 柯希列 曰、凡事虛中之虛、虛中之虛、皆屬於虛、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Lo más absurdo de lo absurdo, —dice el Maestro—, lo más absurdo de lo absurdo, ¡todo es un absurdo!
- 현대인의 성경 - 전도자는 말한다. “모든 것이 헛되고 무가치하며 의미가 없으니 아무것도 소중한 것이 없구나.”
- Новый Русский Перевод - «Суета сует! – сказал Екклесиаст. – Суета сует, все суета!»
- Восточный перевод - «Пустое! Пустое! – сказал Учитель. – Всё бессмысленно, всё пустое!»
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - «Пустое! Пустое! – сказал Учитель. – Всё бессмысленно, всё пустое!»
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - «Пустое! Пустое! – сказал Учитель. – Всё бессмысленно, всё пустое!»
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Dérisoire, absolument dérisoire , dit le Maître, oui dérisoire, absolument dérisoire, tout est dérisoire !
- リビングバイブル - 思うに、この世に価値のあるものなどない。 すべてがむなしい。
- Nova Versão Internacional - “Que grande inutilidade!”, diz o mestre. “Que grande inutilidade! Nada faz sentido!”
- Hoffnung für alle - Alles ist vergänglich und vergeblich, sagte der Prediger, nichts hat Bestand, ja, alles ist vergebliche Mühe!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người Truyền Đạo nói: “Mọi thứ đều vô nghĩa! Hoàn toàn vô nghĩa!”
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ปัญญาจารย์กล่าวว่า “อนิจจัง! อนิจจัง! อนิจจังแท้ๆ! ทุกสิ่งล้วนอนิจจัง”
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ปัญญาจารย์กล่าวว่า ไร้ค่าที่สุด ไร้ค่าที่สุด ทุกสิ่งไร้ค่าทั้งสิ้น
Cross Reference
- Ecclesiastes 2:21 - A person might use wisdom, knowledge and skill to do their work. But then they have to leave everything they own to someone who hasn’t worked for it. That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it isn’t fair.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 - I also saw that a person works hard and accomplishes a lot. But they do it only because they want what another person has. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 11:10 - So drive worry out of your heart. Get rid of all your troubles. Being young and strong doesn’t have any meaning.
- Ecclesiastes 11:8 - No matter how many years anyone might live, let them enjoy all of them. But let them remember the dark days. There will be many of those. Nothing that’s going to happen will have any meaning.
- Ecclesiastes 6:11 - The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn’t help anyone.
- Ecclesiastes 4:16 - At first, all the people served him when he became king. But those who came later weren’t pleased with the way he was ruling. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Then I said to myself, “What happens to a foolish person will catch up with me too. So what do I gain by being wise?” I said to myself, “That doesn’t have any meaning either.”
- Ecclesiastes 3:19 - Surely what happens to animals happens to people too. Death waits for people and animals alike. People die, just as animals do. All of them have the same breath. People don’t have any advantage over animals. Nothing has any meaning.
- Ecclesiastes 2:23 - As long as they live, their work is nothing but pain and sorrow. Even at night their minds can’t rest. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 - A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had. “Who am I working so hard for?” he asked. “Why don’t I get the things I enjoy?” That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it’s a very bad deal!
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 - And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Either way, they’ll take over everything on earth I’ve worked so hard for. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 - God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness to the person who pleases him. But to a sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth. Then the sinner must hand it over to the one who pleases God. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 2:17 - So I hated life. That’s because the work done on this earth made me sad. None of it has any meaning. It’s like chasing the wind.
- Psalm 62:9 - Surely ordinary people are only a breath. Important people are not what they seem to be. If they were weighed on a scale, they wouldn’t amount to anything. Together they are only a breath.
- Psalm 62:10 - Don’t trust in money you have taken from others. Don’t put false hope in things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don’t put your trust in them.
- Ecclesiastes 2:11 - But then I looked over everything my hands had done. I saw what I had worked so hard to get. And nothing had any meaning. It was like chasing the wind. Nothing was gained on this earth.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 - Anyone who loves money never has enough. Anyone who loves wealth is never satisfied with what they get. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
- Psalm 39:5 - You have given me only a few days to live. My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you. No one lasts any longer than a breath. This is true even for those who feel secure.
- Psalm 39:6 - People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.
- Romans 8:20 - The created world was held back from fulfilling its purpose. But this was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the one who held it back. God planned
- Ecclesiastes 12:8 - “Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Nothing has any meaning.”
- Psalm 144:4 - Their lives don’t last any longer than a breath. Their days are like a shadow that quickly disappears.