Ecclesiastes 1:2
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Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book
Romans 8:20
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20 For (A)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;
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Psalm 144:4
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Ecclesiastes 5:10
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10 He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver;
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase.
This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
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8 “Vanity(A) of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“All is vanity.”
Psalm 39:5-6
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5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but (A)vapor. Selah
6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they [a]busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 make an uproar for nothing
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For God gives (A)wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that (B)he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 2:19
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19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
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11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was (A)vanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:23
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23 For all his days are (A)sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
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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 all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 11:8
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8 But if a man lives many years
And (A)rejoices in them all,
Yet let him (B)remember the days of darkness,
For they will be many.
All that is coming is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 6:11
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11 Since there are many things that increase vanity,
How is man the better?
Ecclesiastes 4:8
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8 There is one alone, without [a]companion:
He has neither son nor brother.
Yet there is no end to all his labors,
Nor is his (A)eye satisfied with riches.
But (B)he never asks,
“For whom do I toil and deprive myself of (C)good?”
This also is vanity and a [b]grave misfortune.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit. a second
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit. evil task
Ecclesiastes 4:4
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The Vanity of Selfish Toil
4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 3:19
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19 (A)For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 2:21
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21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his [a]heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit. portion
Psalm 62:9-10
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9 (A)Surely men of low degree are [a]a vapor,
Men of high degree are a lie;
If they are weighed on the scales,
They are altogether lighter than vapor.
10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(B)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 62:9 vanity
Ecclesiastes 4:16
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16 There was no end of all the people [a]over whom he was made king;
Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him.
Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:16 Lit. to all before whom he was to be
Ecclesiastes 11:10
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10 Therefore remove [a]sorrow from your heart,
And (A)put away evil from your flesh,
(B)For childhood and [b]youth are vanity.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 11:10 vexation
- Ecclesiastes 11:10 Prime of life
Ecclesiastes 2:15
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15 So I said in my heart,
“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”
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