Ecclesiastes 1:12

Futility of Secular Accomplishment

1:12 I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:1

Title

1:1 The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

Ecclesiastes 2:9

2:9 So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem,

yet I maintained my objectivity:

Ecclesiastes 2:7

2:7 I purchased male and female slaves,

and I owned slaves who were born in my house;

I also possessed more livestock – both herds and flocks –

than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

Futility of Secular Wisdom

1:16 I thought to myself,

“I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem;

I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge.”