Ecclesiastes 12:8
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher.
What it says
The Teacher repeats that all is vanity, vapor upon vapor.
What it is doing
This verse restates the book's governing refrain at its close.
In context
1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, 2before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, 3on the day the keepers of the house tremble 4when the doors to the street are shut 5when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, 6Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped 7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came 8“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher.