'Says' in the Bible

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”

“Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “while adding one thing to another to find an explanation,

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.

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity (futility).”