Ecclesiastes 1:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

All of life is far more boring than words could ever say. Our eyes and our ears are never satisfied with what we see and hear.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:20

Death and the grave are never satisfied, and neither are humans.

Matthew 11:28

If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

For example, some people don't have friends or family. But they are never satisfied with what they own, and they never stop working to get more. They should ask themselves, “Why am I always working to have more? Who will get what I leave behind?” What a senseless and miserable life!

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They will be given what they want!

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

Then I thought about everything I had done, including the hard work, and it was simply chasing the wind. Nothing on earth is worth the trouble.

Psalm 63:5

I will sing joyful praises and be filled with excitement like a guest at a banquet.

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All rivers empty into the sea, but it never spills over; one by one the rivers return to their source.

Haggai 1:9

You expected much, but received only a little. And when you brought it home, I made that little disappear. Why have I done this? It's because you hurry off to build your own houses, while my temple is still in ruins.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

We struggle just to have enough to eat, but we are never satisfied.