I beheld all the works that were done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

And God saw all the things that He had made, and behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day

[This translation omits this verse.]

Because everything that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not from the Father but is from the world.

And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

So I hated life, because the work that was done under the sun was evil before me. For all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

And who knows whether he will be wise, or a fool? And whether he will have power over all my labor in which I labored, and in which I grew wise under the sun? This is also vanity.

For there is [such] a man that his labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; [yet] this man shall give his portion to one who has not labored for it. This is also vanity and a great evil.

For all his days [are] sorrowful, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.

What advantage [is there] to a man in all his labor that he takes under the sun?

I beheld all the works that were done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Are not these things of the Lord Almighty? Surely many people have been exhausted in the fire, and many nations have fainted.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.