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Ecclesiastes 1:8
All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.
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Habakkuk 2:5
Indeed, wine will betray the proud, restless man! His appetite is as big as Sheol’s; like death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations; he seizes all peoples.
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Proverbs 30:15-16
The leech has two daughters:“ Give! Give!” There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say,“ Enough”–the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says,“ Enough!”
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1John 2:16
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!
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Proverbs 15:11
Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!
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Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
I did not restrain myself from getting whatever I wanted; I did not deny myself anything that would bring me pleasure. So all my accomplishments gave me joy; this was my reward for all my effort.Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded:“ All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless– like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth.”
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Proverbs 23:5
When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
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Job 26:6
The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered.
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Jeremiah 22:17
But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments,“ For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is futile and a burdensome task!
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?
