Quotes about Purpose
I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
— Ecclesiastes 3:10
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
— Ecclesiastes 3:11
I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
— Ecclesiastes 3:14
What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
— Ecclesiastes 3:15
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:18
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 3:19
I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
— Ecclesiastes 3:22
Again, I saw futility under the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 4:7
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
— Ecclesiastes 4:8
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
— Ecclesiastes 5:18
For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
— Ecclesiastes 5:20
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
— Ecclesiastes 6:11