"The windª goethª° toward¹ the south,ª and turneth aboutª° unto¹ the north;ª it whirleth about¹ continually,ª²° and the windª returneth againª° according¹ to his circuits.ª ... The thing¹ that hath been,¹¹ it¹ [is that] which shall be;¹¹ and that¹ which is doneª°¹ [is] that¹ which shall be done:ª°¹ and [there is] no¹¹ newª [thing] under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 1:6-9} + "And I gaveª° my heartª to knowª° wisdom,ª and to knowª° madnessª and folly:ª I perceivedª° that this²¹ also¹¹ is vexationª of spirit.ª ... For¹ in muchª wisdomª [is] muchª grief:ª and he that increasethª° knowledgeª increasethª° sorrow.ª" {Ecc 1:17-18} + "I soughtª° in mine heartª to giveª°¹ myselfª unto wine,ª yet acquaintingª° mine heartª with wisdom;ª and to lay holdª° on folly,ª till¹¹ I might seeª° what¹ [was] that¹ goodª for the sonsª of men,ª which¹ they should doª° under¹ the heavenª allª the daysª of their life.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 2:3-11} + "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} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª° ... 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 4:1-4} + "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} + "For¹ in the multitudeª of dreamsª and manyª° wordsª [there are] also [divers] vanities:ª but¹ fearª° thou¹ God.ª" {Ecc 5:7} + "Therefore¹ prideª compasseth them about as a chain;ª° violenceª coverethª° them [as] a garment.ª" {Psa 73:6} + "Ephraimª feedethª° on wind,ª and followeth²° after¹ the east wind:ª he dailyª¹ increasethª° liesª and desolation;ª and they do makeª° a covenantª with¹ the Assyrians,ª and oilª is carriedª° into Egypt.ª" {Hsa 12:1} |
