Ecclesiastes 1:2-3; Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 1:17

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

2 The Teacher says, "Useless! Useless! Completely useless! Everything is useless."

3 What do people really gain from all the hard work they do here on earth?

Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I looked at everything done on earth and saw that it is all useless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

17 So I decided to find out about wisdom and knowledge and also about foolish thinking, but this turned out to be like chasing the wind.