The Futility of Seeking Wisdom

¹² I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

²⁷ See, this is what I found, says the Teacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,^(A)

⁸ Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher; all is vanity.

Epilogue

⁹ Besides being wise, the Teacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs.^{(A) 10} The Teacher sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.^(B)