Ecclesiastes 2:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I looked at everything done on earth, and I saw that it is all a waste of time. It is like trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:3

Do people really gain anything from all the hard work they do in this life?

1 Timothy 6:6

Devotion to God is, in fact, a way for people to be very rich, but only if it makes them satisfied with what they have.

Exodus 39:43

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

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.

Habakkuk 2:13

But 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.

Psalm 89:47

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

Ecclesiastes 1:17

I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish thoughts. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

Do people really gain anything from their hard work?

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Those who love money will never be satisfied with the money they have. Those who love wealth will not be satisfied when they get more and more. This is also senseless.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

It is very sad that people leave the world just as they came. So what does a person gain from “trying to catch the wind”?