Ecclesiastes 1:14

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.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 1

2 songs meet this passage

  • “running after you is like chasing the clouds”

    Story Of My Life · One Direction

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 1:14

    The futility of chasing something that can't be caught recalls the Preacher's verdict that much of life's striving is like chasing wind.

  • “Once I rose above the noise and confusion”

    Carry On Wayward Son · Kansas

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 1:14

    The search for meaning above life's noise mirrors the Preacher's weary chasing after wind.

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