Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
The saying belongs to the closing call to remember the Creator. That Creator is to be remembered as Creator, the one living and true God. He is distinguished from all other gods and lords by this, that he alone made heaven and earth.
It is the conclusion of the book that human life and every earthly pursuit and pleasure apart from God, pursued without hope in God, are vanity and utterly useless. Such pursuits cannot satisfy, and they show the nothingness of human life apart from God. This verdict grew out of seeking pleasure through worldly luxuries and finding in them only vanity and vexation of spirit.
The saying belongs to the closing call to remember the Creator. That Creator is to be remembered as Creator, the one living and true God. He is distinguished from all other gods and lords by this, that he alone made heaven and earth.
It is the conclusion of the book that human life and every earthly pursuit and pleasure apart from God, pursued without hope in God, are vanity and utterly useless. Such pursuits cannot satisfy, and they show the nothingness of human life apart from God. This verdict grew out of seeking pleasure through worldly luxuries and finding in them only vanity and vexation of spirit.