"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 2:11} + "Then² saidª° I¹ in my heart,ª As it happenethª to the fool,ª so it happenethª° even¹ to me;² and why¹ was I¹ then¹ moreª wise?ª° Then I saidª° in my heart,ª that this¹ also¹¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:15} + "Therefore I hatedª°¹ life;ª because¹ the workª that is wroughtª°¹ under¹ the sunª [is] grievousª unto¹ me: for¹ all¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:17} + "And who¹ knowethª° whether he shall be¹ a wiseª [man] or¹ a fool?ª yet shall he have ruleª° over all¹ my labourª wherein I have laboured,ª°¹ and wherein I have shewed myself wiseª°¹ under¹ the sun.ª This¹ [is] also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:19} + "For¹ there isª a manª whose labourª¹ [is] in wisdom,ª and in knowledge,ª and in equity;ª yet to a manª that hath not¹¹ labouredª° therein shall he leaveª° it [for] his portion.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and a greatª evil.ª" {Ecc 2:21} + "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 2:23} + "For¹ [God] givethª° to a manª that [is] goodª¹ in his sightª wisdom,ª and knowledge,ª and joy:ª but to the sinnerª° he givethª° travail,ª to gatherª° and to heap up,ª° that he may giveª° to [him that is] goodª beforeª God.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:26} + "For¹ that which befallethª the sonsª of menª befallethª beasts;ª even one thingª befallethª them: as the one¹ dieth,ª so¹ diethª the other;ª yea, they have all¹ oneª breath;ª so that a manª hath no¹ preeminenceª above¹ a beast:ª for¹ all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 3:19} + "Again, I¹ consideredª°¹ all¹ travail,ª and every¹ rightª work,ª that¹ for this¹ a manª is enviedª of his neighbour.ª¹ This¹ [is] also¹ vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 4:4} + "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} + "[There is] no¹ endª of all¹ the people,ª [even] of all¹ that¹ have been¹ beforeª them: they also¹ that come afterª shall not¹ rejoiceª° in him. Surely¹ this¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 4:16} + "He that lovethª° silverª shall not¹ be satisfiedª° with silver;ª nor he¹ that lovethª° abundanceª with increase:ª this¹ [is] also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 5:10} + "Seeing¹ there beª manyª° thingsª that increaseª° vanity,ª what¹ [is] manª the better?ª" {Ecc 6:11} + "But¹ if¹ a manª liveª° manyª° years,ª [and] rejoiceª° in them all;¹ yet let him rememberª°¹ the daysª of darkness;ª for¹ they shall be¹ many.ª° All¹ that comethª°¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 11:8} + "Therefore removeª° sorrowª from thy heart,ª¹ and put awayª° evilª from thy flesh:ª¹ for¹ childhoodª and youthª [are] vanity.ª" {Ecc 11:10} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the preacher;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 12:8} + "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} + "Surely¹ men²² of low degree¹¹ [are] vanity,ª [and] men² of high degree¹¹ [are] a lie:ª to be laidª° in the balance,ª they¹ [are] altogetherª [lighter] than vanity.ª¹ ... Trustª° not¹ in oppression,ª and become not vainª°¹ in robbery:ª if¹ richesª increase,ª° setª° not¹ your heartª [upon them]." {Psa 62:9-10} + "Manª is likeª° to vanity:ª his daysª [are] as a shadowª that passeth away.ª°" {Psa 144:4} + "Forª the¹ creatureª was made subjectª° to vanity,ª notª willingly,ª butª by reason² of¹ him who hath subjectedª° [the same] inª hope,ª" {Rom 8:20} |
