Ecc 1:2, 14, 2:1 | ESV | STEP | Vanity of vanities , says the Preacher , vanity of vanities ! All is vanity .

c[See ver. 1 above]

Ecclesiastes 1:2

2 ^aVanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel, translated vanity or vain, refers concretely to a “mist,” “vapor,” or “mere breath,” and metaphorically to something that is fleeting or elusive (with different nuances depending on the context). It appears five times in this verse and in 29 other verses in Ecclesiastes} of vanities, says ^cthe Preacher,
^dvanity of vanities! ^eAll is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is ^fvanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)} and a striving after wind. ^{▼▼Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)}

Ecclesiastes 2:1

The Vanity of Self-Indulgence

1 I ⁱsaid in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 (see note on 1:2)}