Ecclesiastes 1:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Words cannot fully explain things, but people continue speaking. Words come again and again to our ears, but our ears don’t become full. And our eyes don’t become full of what we see.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:20

Just as the place of death and destruction is never full, people always want more and more.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

I saw a man who has no family, not a son or even a brother. But he continues to work very hard. He is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.

Matthew 5:6

Great blessings belong to those who want to do right more than anything else. God will fully satisfy them.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If people do good and please God, he will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But those who sin will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:11

But then I looked at everything I had done and the wealth I had gained. I decided it was all a waste of time! It was like trying to catch the wind. There is nothing to gain from anything we do in this life.

Psalm 63:5

When I sit down to satisfy my hunger, my joyful lips hunger to praise you!

Ecclesiastes 1:7

All rivers flow again and again to the same place. They all flow to the sea, but the sea never becomes full.

Haggai 1:9

The Lord All-Powerful said, “You people look for a big harvest, but when you go to gather the crop, there is only a little grain. So you bring that grain home, and then I send a wind that blows it all away. Why is this happening? Because my house is still in ruins while each of you runs home to take care of your own house.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

People work and work to feed themselves, but they are never satisfied.