Ecclesiastes 11:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

Even if you have a very long life, you should try to enjoy each day, because darkness will come and will last a long time. Nothing makes sense.

Cross References

John 12:35

Jesus answered, “The light will be with you for only a little longer. Walk in the light while you can. Then you won't be caught walking blindly in the dark.

Deuteronomy 32:29

If you did, you could see where you are headed.

Joel 2:2

It will be dark and gloomy with storm clouds overhead. Troops will cover the mountains like thunderclouds. No army this powerful has ever been gathered before or will be gathered again.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think about what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next.

Jude 1:18

They told you that near the end of time, selfish and godless people would start making fun of God.

Jeremiah 13:16

You hope for light, but God is sending darkness. Evening shadows already deepen in the hills. So return to God and confess your sins to him before you trip and fall.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I think we should get as much out of life as we possibly can. There is nothing better than to enjoy our food and drink and have a good time. Then we can make it through this troublesome life that God has given us here on earth.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

They commit hundreds of crimes and live a long time, in spite of the saying: Everyone who lives right and respects God will prosper,

Ecclesiastes 6:11

The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?

Matthew 22:13

So the king gave orders for this person to be tied hand and foot and to be thrown outside into the dark. That's where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain.

Ecclesiastes 6:6

even if you live two thousand years and don't enjoy life. As you know, we all end up in the same place.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

His followers could not even be counted. But years from now, no one will praise him—this makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

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!

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 2:19

Who knows if those people will be sensible or stupid? Either way, they will own everything I have earned by hard work and wisdom. It doesn't make sense.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

This made me hate life. Everything we do is painful; it's just as senseless as chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Finally, I said to myself, “Being wise got me nowhere! The same thing will happen to me that happens to fools. Nothing makes sense.

Job 18:18

thrown far from the light into a world of darkness,

Job 15:23

They scrounge around for food, all the while dreading the approaching darkness.

Job 14:10

Humans are different— we die, and that's the end.

Job 10:22

of darkness and despair, the place of no return.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

So be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Share what you have with seven or eight others, because you never know when disaster may strike.

Job 10:21

before I travel to the land

Job 14:12

we fall into the sleep of death, never to rise again, until the sky disappears.

Psalm 49:20

Our human glory disappears, and, like animals, we die.