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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
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Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
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Everything Is Meaningless
1
The words of the Teacher,
[a]
son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
3
What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
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1.
ver 12;
Ecclesiastes 7:27
;
Ecclesiastes 12:10
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Proverbs 1:1
3.
Psalms 39:5-6
;
Psalms 62:9
;
Psalms 144:4
;
Ecclesiastes 12:8
;
Romans 8:20-21
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Ecclesiastes 2:11,22
;
Ecclesiastes 3:9
;
Ecclesiastes 5:15-16
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[a].
Or "the leader of the assembly" ; also in verses 2 and 12
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