Proverbs 1:2 "'Meaningless! Meaningless!' says the Teacher. 'Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.'"
Under the Sun:
The phrase "under the sun" occurs 29 times in the book. (The first occurrences are 1:3, 9.) The book views life from a secular, earthy perspective - how life is lived "under the sun." It examines man's reasonings and actions apart from the Spirit of God and divine revelation.