Ecclesiastes 1:14 Cross References - CAB

¹⁴ I beheld all the works that were done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

³⁰ And Solomon abounded greatly beyond the wisdom of all the ancients, and beyond all the wise men of Egypt. ³¹ And he was wiser than all other men; and he was wiser than Ethan the Ezrahrite, and than Heman, and than Chalcol and Darda the son of Mahol. ³² And Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were five thousand.

⁵ Behold, You have made my days old; and my existence is as nothing before You; indeed, every man living is altogether vanity. Pause. ⁶ Surely man walks in a shadow; nay, he is disquieted in vain; he lays up treasures, and knows not for whom he shall gather them.

¹⁷ And my heart knew much — wisdom, knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind. ¹⁸ For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.

¹¹ And I looked on all my works which my hands had done, and on my labor which I labored to perform, and behold, all was vanity and grasping for the wind, and there is no advantage under the sun.

¹⁷ 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.

²⁶ For God has given wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight, but He has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that He may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and grasping for the wind.

⁴ And I saw all labor, and all the diligent work, that this is a man's envy from his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

⁹ The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul. This is also vanity, and grasping for the wind.