- vain:
- "Behold,¹ thou hast madeª° my daysª [as] an handbreadth;ª and mine ageª [is] as nothing¹ before¹ thee: verily¹ everyª manª at his best stateª° [is] altogetherª vanity.ª Selah.ª ... Surely¹ every manª walkethª° in a vain shew:ª surely¹ they are disquietedª° in vain:ª he heapeth upª° [riches], and knowethª° not¹ who¹ shall gatherª° them." {Psa 39:5-6} + "I have seenª°¹ all¹ the worksª that are doneª°¹ under¹ the sun;ª and, behold,¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 1:14} + "I¹ saidª° in mine heart,ª Go to¹ now,²°¹ I will proveª° thee with mirth,ª therefore enjoyª° pleasure:ª and, behold,¹ this¹ also¹ [is] vanity.ª ... Then I¹ lookedª° on all¹ the worksª that my hands² had wrought,ª°¹¹ and on the labourª that I had labouredª°¹ to do:ª° and, behold,¹ all¹ [was] vanityª and vexationª of spirit,ª and [there was] no¹ profitª under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 2:1-11} + "Therefore I¹ went aboutª° to cause²°¹ my heartª to despairª° of¹ all¹ the labourª which I tookª°¹ under¹ the sun.ª ... For¹ all¹ his daysª [are] sorrows,ª and his travailª grief;ª yea,¹ his heartª taketh not¹ restª° in the night.ª This¹ is also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:20-23} + "There isª oneª [alone], and [there is] not¹ a second;ª yea,¹ he hath neither¹ childª nor brother:ª yet [is there] no¹ endª of all¹ his labour;ª neither¹ is his eyeª satisfiedª° with riches;ª neither [saith he], For whom¹ do I¹ labour,ª and bereaveª°¹ my soulª of good?ª¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanity,ª yea, it¹ [is] a soreª travail.ª" {Ecc 4:8}
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