Ecclesiastes 2:11
New Living Translation
11 But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.
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Ecclesiastes 1:14
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14 I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 1:3
New Living Translation
3 What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
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1 John 2:16-17
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16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. 17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
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1 Timothy 6:6
New Living Translation
6 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.
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Genesis 1:31
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31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Habakkuk 2:13
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13 Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
Ecclesiastes 2:17-23
New Living Translation
17 So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
The Futility of Work
18 I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned. 19 And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless! 20 So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.
21 Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn’t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy. 22 So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety? 23 Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.
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Exodus 39:43
New Living Translation
43 Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the Lord had commanded him, he blessed them.
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