Quotes about Life
Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:
— Proverbs 30:7
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
— Ecclesiastes 1:1
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
— Ecclesiastes 1:2
Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
— Ecclesiastes 1:4
The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
— Ecclesiastes 1:5
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
— Ecclesiastes 1:14
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
— Ecclesiastes 1:18
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
— Ecclesiastes 2:3
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
— Ecclesiastes 2:16
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
— Ecclesiastes 2:17
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 2:19
For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
— Ecclesiastes 2:25