Ecc 2:11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 3:19, 4:4, 8, 16, 5:10, 6:11, 11:8, 10, 12:8 | ESV | STEP | Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it , and behold , all was vanity and a striving after wind , and there was nothing to be gained under the sun .

11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was ^avanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing ^bto be gained under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

15 Then I said in my heart, ^c“What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for ^dall is vanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

19 and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

21 because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

23 For ^eall his days are full of sorrow, and his ^fwork is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

26 For to the one who pleases him ^gGod has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given ^hthe business of gathering and collecting, ⁱonly to give to one who pleases God. ^jThis also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:19

19 ^kFor what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)}

Ecclesiastes 4:4

4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is ^mvanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 7, 8, 16 (see note on 1:2)} and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his ^oeyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, ^p“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy ^qbusiness.

Ecclesiastes 4:16

16 There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is ^rvanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?

Ecclesiastes 11:8

8 So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember ^sthat the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is ^tvanity. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)}

Ecclesiastes 11:10

10 Remove vexation from your heart, and ^vput away pain ^{▼▼Or evil} from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

8 ^xVanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (three times in this verse); see note on 1:2} of vanities, says ^zthe Preacher; all is vanity.