I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and like grasping the wind.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Vexation. Hebrew also, "food of wind "(Symmachus) or "choice of the spirit. "(Septuagint) People are eager to become learned, and yet find no satisfaction. (Haydock)
All natural things are insufficient to procure felicity. (Worthington) O Curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane! (Persius.)