Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

Sons of men! till when is my glory for shame? Ye love a vain thing, ye seek a lie. Selah.

The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places. Yea, I have a fine heritage.

From men with Your hand, O Lord,
From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.

I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.

At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

For thou meetest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

I hate those who pay regard to vain (empty, worthless) idols;
But I trust in the Lord [and rely on Him with unwavering confidence].

Jehovah made vain the counsel of the nations: he brought the purposes of the peoples to nought

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

The words from his mouth are vain and deceptive. He has abandoned behaving wisely and doing good.

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.

Kings' daughters go in thy goodly array, and upon thy righthand standeth the queen in a vesture of the most fine gold.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Say to God, 'How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

For you, God, tested us, to purify us like fine silver.

My lips would fain sing praises unto thee; and so would my soul whom thou hast delivered.

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

He destroyeth with hail their vine, And their sycamores with frost,

You make us quarrel with our neighbors;
our enemies make fun of us.

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

Those hating Jehovah feign obedience to Him, But their time is -- to the age.

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).

And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.

And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

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

{A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

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

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob."

It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.

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