Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole [is] vanity.

English ASV

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.

English Amplified

Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. All is futility (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and transitoriness)!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. All is futility (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and transitoriness)!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher: all is vanity.

English EASY 2024

So I, the Teacher, say, ‘All these things have no purpose. We cannot understand why they happen.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Absolutely pointless!" says the spokesman. "Everything is pointless!"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Absolute futility," says the Teacher. "Everything is futile."

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity!”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Teacher, “everything is vanity!”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "all is vanity!"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, all things are vanity!

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

“Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher, “All of these things are futile!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Nothing has any meaning."

English NIV

"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Everything is meaningless!"

English NKJ 1982

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “All is vanity.”

English NLT

"All is meaningless," says the Teacher, "utterly meaningless."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

All is futile, says the Preacher; utterly futile.

English Tyndale 1537

All is but vanity (sayeth the preacher) all is but plain vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:8 — Compare Translations