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

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

²⁶ For to the one who pleases him ^(A)God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given ^(B)the business of gathering and collecting, ^(C)only to give to one who pleases God. ^(D)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 neighbour. This also is ^(A)vanity and a striving after wind.

⁹ Better ^(A)is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is ^(B)vanity and a striving after wind.