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Ecclesiastes 1:14

14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is rvanity7 and a striving after wind.8

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ver. 2; ch. 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4; 6:9

7

The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)

8

Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)

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