Verse 11

Then I looked{H6437}{(H8804)} on all the works{H4639} that my hands{H3027} had wrought{H6213}{(H8804)}, and on the labour{H5999} that I had laboured{H5998}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}: and, behold, all was vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}, and there was no profit{H3504} under the sun{H8121}.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:14 : 14 I have seen{H7200}{(H8804)} all the works{H4639} that are done{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121}; and, behold, all is vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}.
  • Eccl 1:3 : 3 What profit{H3504} hath a man{H120} of all his labour{H5999} which he taketh{H5998}{(H8799)} under the sun{H8121}?
  • 1 John 2:16-17 : 16 For{G3754} all{G3956} that is in{G1722} the world{G2889}, the lust{G1939} of the flesh{G4561}, and{G2532} the lust{G1939} of the eyes{G3788}, and{G2532} the pride{G212} of life{G979}, is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} of{G1537} the Father{G3962}, but{G235} is{G2076}{(G5748)} of{G1537} the world{G2889}. 17 And{G2532} the world{G2889} passeth away{G3855}{(G5731)}, and{G2532} the lust{G1939} thereof{G846}: but{G1161} he that doeth{G4160}{(G5723)} the will{G2307} of God{G2316} abideth{G3306}{(G5719)} for{G1519} ever{G165}.
  • Gen 1:31 : 31 And God{H430} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} every thing that{H834} he had made{H6213}{(H8804)}, and, behold, it was very{H3966} good{H2896}. And the evening{H6153} and the morning{H1242} were the sixth{H8345} day{H3117}.
  • Exod 39:43 : 43 And Moses{H4872} did look{H7200}{(H8799)} upon all{H3651} the work{H4399}, and, behold, they had done{H6213}{(H8804)} it as the LORD{H3068} had commanded{H6680}{(H8765)}, even so had they done{H6213}{(H8804)} it: and Moses{H4872} blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} them.
  • Eccl 2:17-23 : 17 Therefore I hated{H8130}{(H8804)} life{H2416}; because the work{H4639} that is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121} is grievous{H7451} unto me: for all is vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}. 18 Yea, I hated{H8130}{(H8804)} all my labour{H5999} which I had taken{H6001} under the sun{H8121}: because I should leave{H3240}{(H8686)} it unto the man{H120} that shall be after{H310} me. 19 And who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} whether he shall be a wise{H2450} man or a fool{H5530}? yet shall he have rule{H7980}{(H8799)} over all my labour{H5999} wherein I have laboured{H5998}{(H8804)}, and wherein I have shewed myself wise{H2449}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121}. This is also vanity{H1892}. 20 Therefore I went about{H5437}{(H8804)} to cause{H2976} my heart{H3820} to despair{H2976}{(H8763)} of all the labour{H5999} which I took{H5998}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121}. 21 For there is{H3426} a man{H120} whose labour{H5999} is in wisdom{H2451}, and in knowledge{H1847}, and in equity{H3788}; yet to a man{H120} that hath not laboured{H5998}{(H8804)} therein shall he leave{H5414}{(H8799)} it for his portion{H2506}. This also is vanity{H1892} and a great{H7227} evil{H7451}. 22 For what hath{H1933}{(H8802)} man{H120} of all his labour{H5999}, and of the vexation{H7475} of his heart{H3820}, wherein{H1931} he hath laboured{H6001} under the sun{H8121}? 23 For all his days{H3117} are sorrows{H4341}, and his travail{H6045} grief{H3708}; yea, his heart{H3820} taketh not rest{H7901}{(H8804)} in the night{H3915}. This is also vanity{H1892}.
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 Behold, is it not of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} that the people{H5971} shall labour{H3021}{(H8799)} in the very{H1767} fire{H784}, and the people{H3816} shall weary{H3286}{(H8799)} themselves for very{H1767} vanity{H7385}?
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But{G1161} godliness{G2150} with{G3326} contentment{G841} is{G2076}{(G5748)} great{G3173} gain{G4200}.