Ecclesiastes 2:11
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11 When I considered all that I had accomplished[a] and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind.(A) There was nothing to be gained under the sun.(B)
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- Ecclesiastes 2:11 Lit all my works that my hands had done
Ecclesiastes 2:17
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17 Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
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The Loneliness of Wealth
4 I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man’s jealousy of his friend.(A) This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.(B)
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6 Better one handful with rest
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.(A)
Ecclesiastes 4:16
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16 There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 6:9
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9 Better what the eyes see than wandering desire.(A) This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.(B)
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