Ecclesiastes 2:11

Good News Translation

Then I thought about all that I had done and how hard I had worked doing it, and I realized that it didn't mean a thing. It was like chasing the wind—of no use at all.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is; remember that you created all of us mortal!

Exodus 39:43

Moses examined everything and saw that they had made it all just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

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 1:3

You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What do we gain from all our work?

Ecclesiastes 5:10

If you love money, you will never be satisfied; if you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

It isn't right! We go just as we came. We labor, trying to catch the wind, and what do we get?

Habakkuk 2:13

The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The Lord Almighty has done this.

1 Timothy 6:6

Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.