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Ecclesiastes 5:16-17

16 This too is a grievous evil:
As a man comes, so he departs,
and what does he gain,
since he toils for the wind?

17 All his days he eats in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction and anger.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 5:16-17

Ecclesiastes 2:22-23 - What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:22-23 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:22-23

Ecclesiastes 1:3 - What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:3

Proverbs 11:29 - He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the... Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:29 Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:29

Hosea 8:7 - “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Wer... Click to read the verse Hosea 8:7 Click to read the verse Hosea 8:7

Ecclesiastes 8:12 - Although a wicked man commits a hundred crimes and still lives a long time, I know that it will... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:12 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:12

John 6:27 - Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of M... Click to read the verse John 6:27 Click to read the verse John 6:27

Jeremiah 2:8 - The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those who deal with the law did not know me; the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:8

1 Samuel 12:21 - Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:21 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:21

Ecclesiastes 5:13 - I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 5:13

Ecclesiastes 6:2 - God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:2

Ecclesiastes 3:9 - What does the worker gain from his toil? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:9

Mark 8:36 - What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Click to read the verse Mark 8:36 Click to read the verse Mark 8:36

Isaiah 26:18 - We were with child, we writhed in pain, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvatio... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:18