14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is (A)futility and striving after wind.

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11 So I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had [a]exerted, and behold, all was (A)futility and striving after wind, and there was (B)no benefit under the sun.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:11 Lit labored to do

17 So I (A)hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was [a]unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lit evil

I have seen that every labor and every (A)skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is (B)futility and striving after wind.

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One hand full of rest is (A)better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

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16 There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them. Even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him; for this too is (A)futility and striving after wind.

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What the eyes (A)see is better than what the soul [a]desires. This too is (B)futility and striving after wind.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Lit goes after

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