Ecclesiastes 2:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

I looked

Behold

General references

Proverbs 14:13

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Ecclesiastes 3:9

Bible References

I looked

I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless like chasing after the wind.

Now God saw all that he had made, and indeed, it was very good! The twilight and the dawn were the sixth day.

Moses blessed them when he saw all the work and that they had completed it. They had done it just as the LORD had commanded.

For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.

Behold

So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.

What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?

Is it not because of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that people grow tired putting out fires, and nations weary themselves over nothing?

Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit.

General references

Even in laughter there may be heartache, and at the end of joy there may be grief.

"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."

What benefit does the worker gain from what he undertakes?