Ecclesiastes 1:2
New American Standard Bible 1995
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- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Futility of futilities
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or futile
Ecclesiastes 1:12-14
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Futility of Wisdom
12 I, the (A)Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I (B)set my [a]mind to seek and (C)explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is [b]a grievous (D)task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. 14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is [c](E)vanity and striving after wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 Lit an evil
- Ecclesiastes 1:14 Or futility
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Futility of Labor
18 Thus I hated (A)all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must (B)leave it to the man who will come after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be a wise man or (C)a fool? Yet he will have [a]control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is (D)vanity. 20 Therefore I [b]completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun. 21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and (E)skill, then he (F)gives his [c]legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil. 22 For what does a man get in (G)all his labor and in [d]his striving with which he labors under the sun? 23 Because all his days his task is painful and (H)grievous; even at night his [e]mind (I)does not rest. This too is vanity.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:19 Lit dominion
- Ecclesiastes 2:20 Lit turned aside my heart to despair
- Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit share
- Ecclesiastes 2:22 Lit the striving of his heart
- Ecclesiastes 2:23 Lit heart
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