Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
Verse 2 quickly moves past the succinct introduction to one of the key points this book stresses: that of vanity, a word employed five times in this verse alone. The author refers to himself once more as the Preacher (essentially the title of the book under consideration). This preacher, whose sermon we are about to explore for the next twelve chapters, begins with a bountiful volley of vanity.