Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Therefore I hated life because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

In addition, numerous other requests have been kept in abeyance or deferred on a variety of pretexts, to the surprise and vexation to many other members of the Committee.

There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

Aye ! by thy Lord , they shall not believe until they have made thee judge of that which is disputed among them , and then find no vexation in their hearts with that which thou hast decreed , and they submit with full submission .

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

But no , by your Lord , they cannot become true be lievers until they seek your arbitration in all matters on which they disagree among themselves , and then find not the least vexation in their hearts over what you have decided , and accept it in willing submission .

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.