I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind. Cross References Ecclesiastes 1:17So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 2:11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 2:26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4 I saw that all labor and success spring from a man's envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:16 There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in the successor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 8:16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that one does on the earth--though his eyes do not see sleep day or night-- Chapter Outline 1. the preacher shows that all human courses are vain4. because the creatures are restless in their courses 9. they bring forth nothing new, and all old things are forgotten 12. and because he has found it so in the studies of wisdom Jump to Previous Chasing Desire Meaningless Purpose Pursuit Spirit Striving Sun Vanity Vexation Whole Wind WorksJump to Next Chasing Desire Meaningless Purpose Pursuit Spirit Striving Sun Vanity Vexation Whole Wind Works |
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