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They rejected his statutes, the covenant which he had made with their fathers, and the warnings which he had given them. The vanity they pursued, they themselves became: they followed the surrounding nations whom the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. (2 Kings 17, 15)
Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity! (Ecclesiastes 1, 2)
I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a chase after wind. (Ecclesiastes 1, 14)
I said to myself, "Come, now, let me try you with pleasure and the enjoyment of good things." But behold, this too was vanity. (Ecclesiastes 2, 1)
But when I turned to all the works that my hands had wrought, and to the toil at which I had taken such pains, behold! all was vanity and a chase after wind, with nothing gained under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 2, 11)
So I said to myself, if the fool's lot is to befall me also, why then should I be wise? Where is the profit for me? And I concluded in my heart that this too is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 2, 15)
Therefore I loathed life, since for me the work that is done under the sun is evil; for all is vanity and a chase after wind. (Ecclesiastes 2, 17)
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruits of my wise labor under the sun. This also is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 2, 19)
For here is a man who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to another, who has not labored over it, he must leave his property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune. (Ecclesiastes 2, 21)
All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest. This also is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 2, 23)
For to whatever man he sees fit he gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering possessions to be given to whatever man God sees fit. This also is vanity and a chase after wind. (Ecclesiastes 2, 26)
For the lot of man and of beast is one lot; the one dies as well as the other. Both have the same life-breath, and man has no advantage over the beast; but all is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 3, 19)