Ecclesiastes 2:5
The Scripture
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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Song of Solomon 4:12Song of Solomon 4:13Song of Solomon 4:14Song of Solomon 4:15Song of Solomon 4:16Song of Solomon 5:1Song of Solomon 6:2Jeremiah 39:4Genesis 2:8Genesis 2:9Luke 17:27Luke 17:28
Genesis 7:14Leviticus 11:22Numbers 24:6Genesis 1:25Genesis 6:20Leviticus 23:40