Ecclesiastes 5:16
(5:15) And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?
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- Prov 11:29 : 29 He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
- Eccl 1:3 : 3 What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?
- Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne? 23 For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.
- Eccl 5:13 : 13 (5:12) There is an euill sickenes that I haue seene vnder the sunne: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their euill.
- Isa 26:18 : 18 We haue coceiued, we haue borne in paine, as though we should haue brought forth winde: there was no helpe in the earth, neither did the inhabitants of the world fall.
- Jer 2:8 : 8 The priests said not, Where is the Lorde? And they that should minister the Lawe, knewe me not: the pastours also offended against me, and the Prophets prophesied in Baal, and went after things that did not profite.
- Hos 8:7 : 7 For they haue sowne the winde, and they shall reape the whirlewind: it hath no stalke: the budde shall bring foorth no meale: if so be it bring forth, the strangers shall deuoure it.
- Mark 8:36 : 36 For what shall it profite a man, though he should winne the whole world, if he lose his soule?
- John 6:27 : 27 Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
- 1 Sam 12:21 : 21 Neither turne yee backe: for that shoulde be after vaine things which cannot profite you, nor deliuer you, for they are but vanitie)
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- Eccl 5:13-153 verses87%
13(5:12) There is an euill sickenes that I haue seene vnder the sunne: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their euill.
14(5:13) And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.
15(5:14) As hee came foorth of his mothers belly, he shall returne naked to goe as he came, and shal beare away nothing of his labour, which hee hath caused to passe by his hand.
- Eccl 1:2-32 verses82%
2Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
3What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?
- Eccl 2:17-248 verses80%
17Therefore I hated life: for the worke that is wrought vnder the sunne is grieuous vnto me: for all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
18I hated also all my labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne, which I shall leaue to the man that shalbe after me.
19And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
20Therefore I went about to make mine heart abhorre all the labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne.
21For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.
22For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?
23For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.
24There is no profit to man: but that he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, that it was of the hand of God.
- Eccl 5:17-182 verses80%
17(5:16) Also all his dayes hee eateth in darkenes with much griefe, and in his sorowe and anger.
18(5:17) Beholde then, what I haue seene good, that it is comely to eate, and to drinke, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he traueileth vnder the sunne, the whole nomber of the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for this is his portion.
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16There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.
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11Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.
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9What profite hath hee that worketh of the thing wherein he trauaileth?
- Eccl 6:1-99 verses79%
1There is an euill, which I sawe vnder the sunne, and it is much among men:
2A man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that it desireth: but God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a strange man shall eate it vp: this is vanitie, and this is an euill sicknesse.
3If a man beget an hundreth children and liue many yeeres, and the dayes of his yeeres be multiplied, & his soule be not satisfied with good things, and he be not buried, I say that an vntimely fruite is better then he.
4For he commeth into vanitie and goeth into darkenesse: and his name shall be couered with darkenesse.
5Also he hath not seene ye sunne, nor knowen it: therefore this hath more rest then the other.
6And if he had liued a thousand yeeres twise tolde, and had seene no good, shall not all goe to one place?
7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.
8For what hath the wise man more then the foole? what hath the poore that knoweth how to walke before the liuing?
9The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, & vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 4:3-42 verses77%
3And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.
4Also I beheld all trauaile, & all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie & vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 4:7-82 verses77%
7Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.
8There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.
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14I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
- Eccl 1:5-62 verses76%
5The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.
6The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, and returneth by his circuites.
- Eccl 6:11-122 verses76%
11(7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?
12(7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?
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8Vanitie of vanities, saieth the Preacher, all is vanitie.
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22Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shal bring him to see what shalbe after him?
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3This is euill among all that is done vnder the sunne, that there is one condition to all, and also the heart of the sonnes of men is full of euill, and madnes is in their heartes whiles they liue, and after that, they goe to the dead.
- Eccl 3:19-202 verses75%
19For the condition of the children of men, and the condition of beasts are euen as one condition vnto them. As the one dyeth, so dyeth the other: for they haue all one breath, and there is no excellency of man aboue ye beast: for all is vanitie.
20All goe to one place, & all was of the dust, and all shall returne to the dust.
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26Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
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14There is a vanitie, which is done vpon the earth, that there be righteous men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the wicked: and there be wicked men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the iust: I thought also that this is vanitie.
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2He shooteth foorth as a flowre, and is cut downe: he vanisheth also as a shadowe, and continueth not.
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6Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
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8Though a man liue many yeeres, and in them all he reioyce, yet hee shall remember the daies of darkenesse, because they are manie, all that commeth is vanitie.
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10And likewise I sawe the wicked buried, and they returned, and they that came from the holy place, were yet forgotten in the citie where they had done right: this also is vanitie.
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17Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man cannot finde out ye worke that is wrought vnder the sunne: for the which man laboureth to seeke it, and cannot finde it: yea, and though the wise man thinke to knowe it, he cannot finde it.
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16For the winde goeth ouer it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall knowe it no more.
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10All that thine hand shall finde to doe, doe it with all thy power: for there is neither worke nor inuention, nor knowledge, nor wisedome in the graue whither thou goest.