Thematic Bible: Is vanity


Thematic Bible



Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in]. Verse ConceptsBusynessFutilityWealthHuman IgnoranceRest, PhysicalRiches, Ungodly Use OfTreasureCare, WorldlyCovetousness, Nature ofNot Knowing The FutureDrawbacks To Richesgathering

Sometimes a man is all alone with no companion; he also has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eye is not satisfied with wealth. [He laments,] "For whom am I toiling and depriving {myself} of pleasure?" This also [is] vanity--it is an unhappy business! Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Lack OfAffluenceDiscontentPhysical LabourBeing UnsatisfiedUseless EndeavourToiling In VainFamily And Friends