Ecclesiastes 2:11

Easy To Read Version

But then I looked at all the things I had done. I thought about all the hard work I did. I decided it was all a waste of time! It was like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [8]} There is nothing to gain from all the things we do in this life.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he had made. And God saw that everything was very good.

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is:\par You created us to live a short life,\par and then die.\par

Exodus 39:43

Moses looked closely at all the work. Moses saw that the work was done exactly like the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I looked at all the things done on earth, and I saw that it is all a waste of time. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [6]}

Ecclesiastes 1:17

I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish things. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [7]}

Ecclesiastes 1:3

Do people really gain anything from all the hard work they do in this life? {\cf2\super [2]} \{No!\}

Ecclesiastes 3:9

Does a person really gain anything from his hard work? \{No!\}

Ecclesiastes 5:10

The person that loves money will never be satisfied with the money he has. The person that loves wealth will not be satisfied when he gets more and more. This is also senseless.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

That is very sad. He will leave the world the same way he came. So, what does a person gain from his “trying to catch the wind”?

Habakkuk 2:13

The Lord All-Powerful has decided that a fire will destroy everything that those people worked to build. All their work will be for nothing.

1 Timothy 6:6

It is true that serving God makes a person very rich, if that person is satisfied with what he has.