Verse List for ECC 12:8

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Nothing but a puff of air,” says the leader. “Everything is pointless.”

OET-LV Futility _of futilities he _said the_Teacher (the)_everything is_futility.

ULT ⇔  “Vapor of vapors!” says the Qoheleth. “Everything, is vapor!”

UST ⇔  So, once again, the Teacher said: “Every aspect of human life is as frustratingly temporary and insubstantial as the fading mist of my breath! Everything is absolutely vaporous!”

BSB & MSB “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. ⇔  “Everything is futile!”

OEB No OEB ECC book available

WEBBE “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. ⇔  “All is vanity!”

WMBB “Vanity of vanities,” says Kohelet[fn]. ⇔  “All is vanity!”

NET “Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher, ⇔ “All of these things are futile!”

LSV Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.

FBV “Everything passes! It's all so hard to understand!” says the Teacher.[fn]

T4T ⇔  So I say again that it is difficult to understand why everything happens; ⇔  everything is mysterious.

LEB
• “Vanity of vanity!” says the Teacher.[fn]
• “Everything is vanity!”

BBE All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

Moff Utterly vain--such is the Speaker’s verdict--everything is vain!

JPS Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; all is vanity.

ASV Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

DRA Vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity.

YLT Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.

Drby Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.

RV Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
(Vanity of vanities, saith/says the Preacher; all is vanity.)

SLT Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity.

Wbstr Vanity of vanities saith the preacher; all is vanity.

KJB-1769 ¶ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
(¶ Vanity of vanities, saith/says the preacher; all is vanity.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Uanitie of vanities (saith the preacher) all is vanitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps All is but vanitie (saith the preacher) all is but playne vanitie.
(All is but vanity (saith/says the preacher) all is but plain vanity.)

Gnva Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Cvdl All is but vanite (sayeth the preacher) all is but playne vanite.
(All is but vanity (saith/says the preacher) all is but plain vanity.)

Wycl The vanyte of vanytees, seide Ecclesiastes, the vanyte of vanytees, and alle thingis ben vanyte.
(The vanity of vanities, said Ecclesiastes, the vanity of vanities, and all things been vanity.)

Luth Es ist alles ganz eitel, sprach der Prediger, ganz eitel!
(It is all/everything all vain, spoke the/of_the preacher, all vain!)

ClVg Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes, et omnia vanitas.][fn]
(Vanity vanity, he/she_said Preacher, and everything vanity.])

UHB הֲבֵ֧ל הֲבָלִ֛ים אָמַ֥ר הַ⁠קּוֹהֶ֖לֶת הַ⁠כֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃ ‡

BrLXX Ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων, εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστὴς, τὰ πάντα ματαιότης.

BrTr Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.