"Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the Preacher,ª vanityª of vanities;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 1:2} + "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} + "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} + "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} + "For¹ who¹ knowethª° what¹ [is] goodª for manª in [this] life,ª allª the daysª of his vainª lifeª which he spendethª° as a shadow?ª for¹ who¹ can tellª° a manª what¹ shall be¹ afterª him under¹ the sun?ª" {Ecc 6:12} + "[There is] no¹ manª that hath powerª over the spiritª to retainª°¹ the spirit;ª neither¹ [hath he] powerª in the dayª of death:ª and [there is] no¹ dischargeª in [that] war;ª neither¹ shall wickednessª deliverª°¹ those that are givenª to it." {Ecc 8:8} + "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" {Psa 62:9} |
