This passage is properly regarded as the Epilogue of the whole book; a kind of justification for the obscurity of many of its sayings. The passage …

Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.

This seems to be the conclusion to which Solomon came by the experiment of hi…

Vanity of vanities, says the preacher The wise man, or preacher, set out in the beginning of the book with this doctrine,…

Solomon repeats his text, VANITY OF VANITIES, ALL IS VANITY. These are the words of one who could speak from hard-won experience about the…