Psalm 39:6

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Summary

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

A vain shew

James 4:14

Surely

He heapeth

General references

Matthew 6:19

Bible References

A vain shew

Men who are not versed in the morrow - of what sort your life will be ; for ye are, a vapour - for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!

Surely

I saw all the works which were done under the sun, - and lo! all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Therefore I hated life, for, a vexation unto me, was the work which was done under the sun, - for, all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Then again, I, looked at a vain thing under the sun: -

Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?

Vanity of vanities, saith the Proclaimer, all, is vanity.

Wherefore should ye spend, Money, for that which is not bread? Or your labour, for that which, satisfieth not? Keep on hearkening unto me, And, so eat that which is good, And let your soul take exquisite delight in fatness:

But, Martha, was distracted about much ministering, and, coming near, said - Lord! carest thou not that, my sister, hath left me to be ministering, alone? Speak to her, then, that she help me.

But God said unto him - Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

All your anxiety, casting upon him, because he careth for you.

He heapeth

For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:

Though he heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing,

A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.

Wilt thou let thine eye fly thereupon, when it is nothing? for it will, surely make, itself wings, Like an eagle, will it wing its way across the heavens.

For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: -

I heaped me up, both silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings, and provinces, - I provided me singing-men and singing-women, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and wives.

and those riches perish, by being ill employed, - and though he begetteth a son, yet is there in his hand nothing at all.

But God said unto him - Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Your gold and silver, have rusted away, and, their rust, shall be, witness against you, and shall eat your flesh, as fire! Ye have laid up treasure in days of extremity: -

General references

and thy herd and thy flock, increase, and silver and gold, increase unto thee, - and all that thou hast, increase;

The mountains, started like rams, The hills like the young of the flock?

Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.

Then resolved I, to give my heart over to despair, - concerning all the toil, wherein I had toiled, under the sun.

Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;