Ecclesiastes 12:8

Good News Translation

Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.

Cross References

Psalm 62:9

Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.

Ecclesiastes 1:1

These are the words of the Philosopher, David's son, who was king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:12

I, the Philosopher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

I was determined to learn the difference between knowledge and foolishness, wisdom and madness. But I found out that I might as well be chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So life came to mean nothing to me, because everything in it had brought me nothing but trouble. It had all been useless; I had been chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

How can anyone know what is best for us in this short, useless life of ours—a life that passes like a shadow? How can we know what will happen in the world after we die?

Ecclesiastes 8:8

No one can keep from dying or put off the day of death. That is a battle we cannot escape; we cannot cheat our way out.