17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know ^qmadness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.

11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a ^fstriving after wind, and there was nothing to be ^ggained under the sun.

17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

26 For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, ^tonly to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity¹ and a ^sstriving after wind.

6 ^uBetter is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

16 There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

9 Better is the ^bsight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a ^cstriving after wind.