Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and why do the peoples meditate a vain thing?

They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.

I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;

The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.

Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.

Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:

Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt; thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it:

O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine;

Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

{A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner part of thy house; thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.

For they speak of thee wickedly, they take thy name in vain, thine enemies.