Ecclesiastes 2:23
The Scripture
(23) For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Ecclesiastes 2 records the Preacher testing pleasure, wealth, and great achievements, only to find it all vanity and vexation of spirit. He weighs wisdom against folly, noting both the wise and the fool share the same fate and are eventually forgotten. The chapter concludes that enjoying one's labor is a gift from God, who gives wisdom and joy to the good but burdens the sinner with fruitless toil.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 47:9Job 5:7Job 14:1Psalms 90:7Psalms 90:8Psalms 90:9Psalms 90:10Psalms 90:15Psalms 127:2Ecclesiastes 5:12Esther 6:1Job 7:13
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