...a shadow, and there is none abiding."10 All is vanity, vanity of vanities, and vexation of spirit. "What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever; the sun...

...actions in this world. In one of the first verses, its author affirmed that all is vanity and wondered, What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? (Ecclesiastes 1 :3). Ibn Ezra found in this question a reference to the influence of stars on human...

...the dining room. I hear him, but I can't see anything. "The Bible itself says it," the major begins. "'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labors which he taketh under the sun? One generation passes and another cometh, but the earth abideth...