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Ecc 1:2

“Futile! Futile!” laments 1  the Teacher, 2  “Absolutely futile! 3  Everything 4  is futile!” 5

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Ecc 2:2

I said of partying, 1  “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, 2  “It accomplishes nothing!” 3

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Ecc 4:1

So 1  I again considered 2  all the oppression 3  that continually occurs 4  on earth. 5  This is what I saw: 6  The oppressed 7  were in tears, 8  but no one was comforting them; no one delivers 9  them from the power of their oppressors.

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Ecc 12:8

“Absolutely futile!” 1  laments the Teacher, 2  “All of these things 3  are futile!” 4

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Ecc 6:11

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. 1  How does that benefit him? 2

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Ecc 9:17

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard 1  among fools.

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Ecc 10:4

If the anger 1  of the ruler flares up 2  against you, do not resign 3  from your position, 4  for a calm 5  response 6  can undo 7  great offenses.

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Ecc 10:11

If the snake should bite before it is charmed, 1  the snake charmer 2  is in trouble. 3

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Ecc 10:19

Feasts 1  are made 2  for laughter, and wine makes life merry, 3  but money is the answer 4  for everything.

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Ecc 3:19

For the fate of humans 1  and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

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Ecc 5:15

Just as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.

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Ecc 10:17

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, 1  and your princes feast at the proper time 2  – with self-control and not in drunkenness. 3

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Ecc 3:9

What benefit can a worker 1  gain from his toil? 2

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Ecc 4:7

So 1  I again considered 2  another 3  futile thing on earth: 4

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Ecc 6:12

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life 1  – during the few days of his fleeting life – for 2  they pass away 3  like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth. 4

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Ecc 11:5

Just as you do not know the path 1  of the wind, or how the bones form 2  in the womb of a pregnant woman, 3  so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.

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Ecc 3:13

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things 1  are a gift from God.

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Ecc 4:6

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil 1  and chasing the wind.

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Ecc 5:10

The one who loves money 1  will never be satisfied with money, 2  he who loves wealth 3  will never be satisfied 4  with his 5  income. This also is futile.

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Ecc 5:20

For he does not think 1  much about the fleeting 2  days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied 3  with the joy he derives from his activity. 4

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