Verse 11

Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind.
  • Eccl 1:3 : 3 What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
  • 1 John 2:16-17 : 16 Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world. 17 And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever.
  • Gen 1:31 : 31 And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
  • Exod 39:43 : 43 Then Moses, when he saw all their work and saw that they had done everything as the Lord had said, gave them his blessing.
  • Eccl 2:17-23 : 17 So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind. 18 Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits. 19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose. 20 So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun. 21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil. 22 What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun? 23 All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit: