I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came---that was the sixth day.

Moses examined everything and saw that they had made it all just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Everything that belongs to the world---what the sinful self desires, what people see and want, and everything in this world that people are so proud of---none of this comes from the Father; it all comes from the world.

The world and everything in it that people desire is passing away; but those who do the will of God live forever.

So life came to mean nothing to me, because everything in it had brought me nothing but trouble. It had all been useless; I had been chasing the wind.

and he might be wise, or he might be foolish---who knows? Yet he will own everything I have worked for, everything my wisdom has earned for me in this world. It is all useless.

You work for something with all your wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and then you have to leave it all to someone who hasn't had to work for it. It is useless, and it isn't right!

As long as you live, everything you do brings nothing but worry and heartache. Even at night your mind can't rest. It is all useless.

You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?

I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

The nations you conquered wore themselves out in useless labor, and all they have built goes up in flames. The LORD Almighty has done this.

Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.