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  • But when I turned myself toward all the works that my hands had made, and to the labors in which I had perspired to no purpose, I saw emptiness and affliction of the soul in all things, and that nothing is permanent under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 2, 11)

  • And I said in my heart: “If the death of both the foolish and myself will be one, how does it benefit me, if I have given myself more thoroughly to the work of wisdom?” And as I was speaking within my own mind, I perceived that this, too, is emptiness. (Ecclesiastes 2, 15)

  • For when someone labors in wisdom, and doctrine, and prudence, he leaves behind what he has obtained to one who is idle. So this, too, is emptiness and a great burden. (Ecclesiastes 2, 21)

  • All his days have been filled with sorrows and hardships; neither does he rest his mind, even in the night. And is this not emptiness? (Ecclesiastes 2, 23)

  • God has given, to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and rejoicing. But to the sinner, he has given affliction and needless worrying, so as to add, and to gather, and to deliver, to him who has pleased God. But this, too, is emptiness and a hollow worrying of the mind. (Ecclesiastes 2, 26)

  • Again, I was contemplating all the labors of men. And I took notice that their endeavors are open to the envy of their neighbor. And so, in this, too, there is emptiness and superfluous anxiety. (Ecclesiastes 4, 4)

  • He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: “For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?” In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction. (Ecclesiastes 4, 8)

  • The number of people, out of all who existed before these, is boundless. And those who will exist afterwards shall not rejoice in them. But this, too, is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit. (Ecclesiastes 4, 16)

  • A greedy man will not be satisfied by money. And whoever loves wealth will reap no fruit from it. Therefore, this, too, is emptiness. (Ecclesiastes 5, 9)

  • It is a man to whom God has given wealth, and resources, and honor; and out of all that he desires, nothing is lacking to his life; yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things, but instead a man who is a stranger will devour them. This is emptiness and a great misfortune. (Ecclesiastes 6, 2)

  • It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 6, 9)

  • There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness. (Ecclesiastes 6, 11)


“Se precisamos ter paciência para suportar os defeitos dos outros, quanto mais ainda precisamos para tolerar nossos próprios defeitos!” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina