...getting started. Tallman relaxed and felt himself growing again in the grip of her youthful lips. EIGHT Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity!'" Vivian chanted at the congregation of the Cuero Baptist Church. Almost to her surprise, Sheridan Garwood...

...just a step behind. As I grow older, I've learned more of what the preacher meant in Ecclesiastes 1:2 "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. " Money tends to lose its value, when your health is failing, and what really matters most in a mans...

...classical voice forcefully bringing the message of the futility of human endeavour in such a world-reality. "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity". "What profit hath a man of his labour which he taketh under the sun?" "One generation passeth away,...

...the same thoughts, felt similarly. I switched on my desk lamp and sought King James amidst my books. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man... My progress seemed to startle M'Cwyie. She peered at me, like Sartre's Other,...

...increases sorrow (and joy). 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all (is) vanity. 1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun? 1:4 (One) generation passeth...

...in italic type. ECCLESIASTES 1 1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 4 One generation passeth...

...whatever his failings this bishop has character to reveal. His first line misquotes Ecclesiastes 1: 2, "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity", ironically setting up his main interest, rich decoration of the tomb he will shortly inhabit ; his...

...that dwells in our hearts, but nothing we experience or accomplish has the capacity to fulfill us. "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3)? "And I...

...for his wisdom. Ecc. 1:1-2 begins, "The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?" The book of "Ecclesiastes...

...(Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1983), 207. 4. Benjamin, Origin of German Tragic Drama, 166. 5. "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away,...