Ecclesiastes 1:14
I beheld all the works 1 That were wrought under the sun; 1 And, behold, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit. 1
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15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: 1 And deficiency cannot be numbered. 1
Cross References
Psalms 39:5Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, 1 And who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies. 1
Ecclesiastes 2:11And I looked on all my works 1 Which my hands had wrought, 1 And on my labor which I labored to perform: 1 And, behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, 1 And there is no advantage under the sun. 1
Ecclesiastes 2:26For God has given to the man 1 Who is good in his sight, 1 Wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: 1 But he has given to the sinner trouble, 1 To add and to heap up, 1 That he may give to him that is good before God; 1 For this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4:4And I saw all labor, 1 And all the diligent work, 1 That this is a man’s envy from his neighbor. 1 This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit. 1
Ecclesiastes 4:16There is no end to all the people, 1 To all who were before them: 1 And the last shall not rejoice in him: 1 For this also is vanity and waywardness of spirit. 1
Ecclesiastes 12:8Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; 1 All is vanity. 1
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 1:13-18
Vanity of Human Wisdom. 12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am… Read the whole commentary →