Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
ESV
14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
NLT
14 I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
MSG
14 I've seen it all and it's nothing but smoke - smoke, and spitting into the wind.
CSB
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:14 In-Context

12 I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.
16 I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Ecclesiastes 2:11,17; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 6:9
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