Psalm 39:6
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6 Surely a man (A)goes about as a shadow!
Surely for nothing[a] they are in turmoil;
man (B)heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!
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- Psalm 39:6 Hebrew Surely as a breath
Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For to the one who pleases him (A)God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given (B)the business of gathering and collecting, (C)only to give to one who pleases God. (D)This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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James 4:14
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14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For (A)you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
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1 Corinthians 7:31
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31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For (A)the present form of this world is passing away.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind
Ecclesiastes 5:14
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14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
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1 Peter 5:7
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7 (A)casting all your anxieties on him, because (B)he cares for you.
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Luke 12:29
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29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor (A)be worried.
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Isaiah 55:2
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2 (A)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
and delight yourselves in rich food.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
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8 (A)Vanity[a] of vanities, says (B)the Preacher; all is vanity.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:8 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2
Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
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11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man? 12 For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his (A)vain[a] life, which he passes like (B)a shadow? For who can tell man what will be (C)after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 4:7-8
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7 (A)Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his (B)eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, (C)“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy (D)business.
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Ecclesiastes 2:17-21
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17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for (A)all is vanity and a striving after wind.
The Vanity of Toil
18 I hated (B)all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must (C)leave it to the man who will come after me, 19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 So I (D)turned about and gave my heart up to despair (E)over all the toil of my labors under the sun, 21 because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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Ecclesiastes 2:8
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8 I also gathered for myself silver and (A)gold and the treasure of (B)kings and (C)provinces. I got (D)singers, both men and women, and many (E)concubines,[a] the delight of the sons of man.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Ecclesiastes 1:14
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14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is (A)vanity[a] and a striving after wind.[b]
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- Ecclesiastes 1:14 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 1:14 Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 (A)A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,
but (B)the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Psalm 127:2
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2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious (A)toil;
for he gives to his (B)beloved (C)sleep.
Psalm 49:10-11
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10 For he sees (A)that even the wise die;
(B)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and (C)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their (D)graves are their homes forever,[a]
their dwelling places (E)to all generations,
though they (F)called lands by their own names.
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- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Their inward thought was that their homes were forever
Job 27:16-17
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16 Though he (A)heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and (B)the innocent will divide the silver.
1 Peter 1:24
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24 for
(A)“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
James 5:3
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3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. (A)You have laid up treasure (B)in the last days.
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Luke 10:40-42
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40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are (A)anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[a] Mary has chosen (B)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one
Proverbs 27:24
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24 for (A)riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
Proverbs 23:5
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5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
(A)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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