KJV:
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
NASB:
"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
KJV:
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
NASB:
I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
KJV:
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
NASB:
I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.
KJV:
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
NASB:
Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.
KJV:
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
NASB:
Then I said to myself, "As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?" So I said to myself, "This too is vanity."