7 Bible Verses about Toiling In Vain

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

The Lord of armies has said: The wide walls of Babylon will be completely uncovered and her high doorways will be burned with fire; so peoples keep on working for nothing, and the weariness of nations comes to an end in the smoke.

Though good grain was planted, they have got in thorns: they have given themselves pain without profit: they will be shamed on account of their produce, because of the burning wrath of the Lord.

It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?