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Opening motto

The words of the Teacher of the Assembly,[a] David’s son, king in Jerusalem:

Perfectly pointless,[b] says the Teacher, perfectly pointless.
    Everything is pointless.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:1 Or Gatherer or Convener or Assembler (Heb Qoheleth); see also 1:2, 12; 7:27; 12:8, 9, 10.
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or meaningless or vapor or puff of air (Heb hebel, which often occurs in the book)

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