Ecclesiastes 2:11

Modern English Version

Then I turned to all the work that my hands had done, and all the labor in which I had toiled doing it; and again, all of it was vanity and chasing the wind, and there was no benefit under the sun.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have You created all the sons of men?

Exodus 39:43

And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, so they had done. Then Moses blessed them.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen everything that is done under the sun; and behold, everything is vanity and like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know the folly of ideas, and to know foolish behavior. I know that this as well is like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:3

What benefit is there to a person in all his labors at which he toils under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What benefit does the worker have in his toil?

Ecclesiastes 5:10

The one who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; the one who loves money desires revenues in abundance. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

And this also is a grave misery: As he entered, so will he leave; what benefit is there to the one who toils for the wind?

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts that the people labor to feed fire, and the nations weary themselves for nothing?

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is great gain.