Ecclesiastes 2:20

Is There Real Happiness In Life?

¹⁹ and who could know whether a, wise man, he would be or a foolish, and yet he would lord it over all my toil, wherein I had toiled and wherein I had acted wisely, under the sun, - even this, was vanity. ²⁰ Then resolved I, to give my heart over to despair, - concerning all the toil, wherein I had toiled, under the sun. ²¹ For here is a man, whose toil hath been with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill, - yet, to a man who hath not toiled therein, shall he leave it as his portion, even this, was vanity and a great vexation.

On Earth

Toiled Under the Sun

Under the Sun

Genesis 43:14

And, God Almighty, give you compassion before the man, so shall he send with you, your other brother, and Benjamin. But, as for me, when I am bereaved, I am bereaved!

Job 17:11-15

My days, are past, my purposes, are broken off, the possessions of my heart!

Psalm 39:6-7

Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

1 Corinthians 15:19

If, in this life, in Christ, we have hoped - and that is all, we are, of all men, most to be pitied.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened in Asia, - that, exceedingly, beyond power, were we weighed down, so that we despaired, even of life.

1 Thessalonians 3:3-4

That, no one, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;