Ecclesiastes 1:14
I saw all the things which are done under the sun; and, behold, it was all vanity, and striving after wind.
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In The King James Version
In Context
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Cross References
Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. [[Pause.]]
Ecclesiastes 2:11Then I looked upon all the works which my hands had wrought, and upon all the labor which I had toiled in performing; and, behold, it was all vanity, and striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:26For to a man who is good in his sight God giveth wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he giveth the wearisome business of gathering and heaping up, to give it to him who is good before God. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4And I saw all labor, and all success in work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:16There was no end to all the people before whom he went forth; yet they that come afterwards shall not rejoice in him. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 12:8Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity!
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 →