Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 1:10; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Ecclesiastes 2:1; Ecclesiastes 2:2; Ecclesiastes 2:15; Ecclesiastes 3:17; Ecclesiastes 3:18; Ecclesiastes 5:6; Ecclesiastes 6:3; Ecclesiastes 7:10; Ecclesiastes 7:23; Ecclesiastes 7:27; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Ecclesiastes 8:14; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 9:16; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Ecclesiastes 12:8

Ecclesiastes 1:2

2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

Ecclesiastes 1:10

10 Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

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.”

Ecclesiastes 2:1

1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

2 “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”

Ecclesiastes 2:15

15 Then I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by being wise?” I said to myself, “This too is meaningless.”

Ecclesiastes 3:17

17 I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”

Ecclesiastes 3:18

18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

6 Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?

Ecclesiastes 6:3

3 A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions.

Ecclesiastes 7:23

23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

27 “Look,” says the Teacher, “this is what I have discovered: “Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—

Ecclesiastes 8:4

4 Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Ecclesiastes 8:14

14 There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 8:17

17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

3 Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”—

Ecclesiastes 12:8

8 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“Everything is meaningless!”