Ecclesiastes 4:4
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4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
1 John 3:12
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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C)
Ecclesiastes 1:14
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14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
Ecclesiastes 2:21
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21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(A) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(B) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(C) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
1 Samuel 18:29-30
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29 Saul became still more afraid(A) of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success(B) than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.
1 Samuel 18:14-16
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14 In everything he did he had great success,(A) because the Lord was with(B) him. 15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.(C)
1 Samuel 18:8-9
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8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?(A)” 9 And from that time on Saul kept a close(B) eye on David.
Matthew 27:18
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18 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
Ecclesiastes 6:11
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11 The more the words,
the less the meaning,
and how does that profit anyone?
Ecclesiastes 6:9
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9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.(A)
Ecclesiastes 4:16
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16 There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(A)
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