Ecclesiastes 2:11
“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”

What does Ecclesiastes 2:11 mean?
"Ecclesiastes 2:11 KJV: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun." The book of Ecclesiastes is widely considered to be one of…
Read full commentaryDevotionalThe Vanity of Striving: Finding True Purpose Beyond Labor
Ecclesiastes 2:11 expresses a profound realization that many of us experience at various stages in our lives: "Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was…
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Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I reflect upon the profound words of Ecclesiastes 2:11, where the Preacher, in his wisdom, declares, "Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was…
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