Ecclesiastes 6:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It is better to be happy with what you have than to always want more and more. Always wanting more and more is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind.

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.

Job 31:7

If I ever stepped off the right path, if my eyes led my heart to do evil, or if my hands are dirty with sin,

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Be happy. Do whatever your heart leads you to do. Do whatever you want, but remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God gives some people great wealth, riches, and honor. They have everything they need and everything they could ever want. But then God does not let them enjoy those things. Some stranger comes and takes everything. This is a very bad and senseless thing.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

I have seen what is best for people to do on earth: They should eat, drink, and enjoy the work they have during their short time here. God has given them these few days, and that is all they have.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. They do this because they are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. 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.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time!

Jeremiah 2:20

“Judah, long ago you broke free from me, like an ox that breaks its yoke and the ropes that held it. You said to me, ‘I will not serve you!’ On every high hill and under every green tree, you acted like a prostitute.

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.