King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 12:8
“Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 12
6
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.
7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
8
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.
9
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.
10
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
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