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Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
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Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 “(A)Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,
“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”
3 (B)What advantage does a person have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 1:2-3
New International Version
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”(A)
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?(B)
Ecclesiastes 1:13-14
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:13-14
New American Standard Bible
13 And I (A)set my [a]mind to seek and (B)explore by wisdom about everything that has been done under heaven. It is a [b](C)sorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is (D)futility and striving after wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit evil
Ecclesiastes 1:13-14
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Ecclesiastes 1:13-14
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13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens.(A) What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!(B) 14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(C)
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