'Says' in the Bible

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

“Look,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find out the explanation,

I advise doing what the king says, especially regarding an oath to God.

Even when a fool walks along the road, his [common] sense and good judgment fail him and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”