Ecclesiastes 1:1
Verse 1 of 18. The 1st of 12 chapters in Ecclesiastes, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
3What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
4One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
5The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.