Ecclesiastes 1 14
I examined everything people do here on earth, and discovered that it's all so temporary—trying to understand it is like trying to pin down the wind!
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ERV Ecclesiastes 1:14I looked at everything done on earth, and I saw that it is all a waste of time. It is like trying to catch the wind.
NIV Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
YLT Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit!