Translation
The most vapor-like of all vapors! Says the Convener and Speaker of the assembly, Everything is like a vapor.
Go to footnote numberParaphrase
Just like a true vapor in its most extreme form,” says the one who calls together the assembly and speaks to the assembly,
everything has the qualities of a vapor.
Footnotes
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Almost everything we experience here on earth is like a vapor for one of the reasons that spell PASSES: it is P: Not Predictable, A: it Accomplishes nothing, S: it is Short-lived, S: it is Not Special, E: it is Not Easily understood and is Endlessly frustrating, S: it is Not Solid.
The Conclusion of the Book
What follows is the conclusion of the book, which appears to have been penned by the editor who made it public after Solomon’s death (but we don’t know how long after his death).