EC-1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? EC-1:10 Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. EC-2:2 I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? EC-2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been already done. EC-2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also [is] vanity. EC-2:16 For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as the fool. EC-2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise [man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This [is] also vanity. EC-2:22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? EC-2:25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten [hereunto], more than I? EC-3:9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? EC-3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? EC-3:22 Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? EC-4:8 There is one [alone], and [there is] not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet [is there] no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither [saith he], For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This [is] also vanity, yea, it [is] a sore travail. EC-4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]? EC-5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it [was] an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? EC-5:11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good [is there] to the owners thereof, saving the beholding [of them] with their eyes? EC-5:16 And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? EC-6:6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice [told], yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? EC-6:8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? EC-6:11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what [is] man the better? EC-6:12 For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? EC-7:10 Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. EC-7:13 Consider the work of God: for who can make [that] straight, which he hath made crooked? EC-7:16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? EC-7:17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? EC-7:24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? EC-8:1 Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. EC-8:4 Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? EC-8:7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? EC-10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? ~~~~~~