Ecclesiastes 2:12
The Vanity of Living Wisely
12 aSo I turned to consider bwisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only cwhat has already been done.Ecclesiastes 4:1
Evil Under the Sun
1 dAgain I esaw all fthe oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had gno one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.Ecclesiastes 4:4
4Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is hvanity ▼▼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. Malachi 3:18
18Then once more you shall jsee the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
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