The word "vanity" or (in Latin) "vanitas" is used 38 times in the Book of Ecclesiastes. “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity,” the book opens. The author, who identifies himself by the name Qoheleth, uses this word to indicate the impermanence of life and the inevitability of death.
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The word "vanity" or (in Latin) "vanitas" is used 38 times in the Book of Ecclesiastes. “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity,” the book opens. The author, who identifies himself by the name Qoheleth, uses this word to indicate the impermanence of life and the inevitability of death.