Ecc 1:14 | ESV | STEP | I have seen everything that is done under the sun , and behold , all is vanity and a striving after wind .

Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is ^avanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)} and a striving after wind. ^{▼▼Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)}