Ecclesiastes 1:2-4

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² The ·Teacher [or Preacher; ^LAssembler; 1:1] says,
    “·Useless [Meaningless; or Absurd; or Enigmatic; or Transient; ^TVanity; ^LVapor; Bubble; ^Cand so throughout this book]! Useless!
Completely useless!
    Everything is useless.”

³ What do people really ·gain [profit]
from all the ·hard work [toil] they do ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun]?