Cross Reference ECCLESIASTES 5:16 AND THIS ALSO IS A SORE EVIL THAT IN ALL POINTS AS HE CAME SO SHALL HE GO AND WHAT PROFIT HATH HE THAT HATH LABOURED FOR THE WIND

{Ecclesiastes 5:16} And this 2090 also x1571 [is] a sore 2470 z8802 evil, 7451 [that] in all x3605 points 5980 as he came, 935 z8804 x7945 so x3651 shall he go: y3212 z8799 x1980 and what x4100 profit 3504 hath he that hath laboured 5998 z8799 x7945 for the wind? 7307

a sore:
"There isª a soreª ° evilª [which] I have seenª ° under¹ the sun,ª [namely], richesª keptª ° for the ownersª thereof to their hurt.ª" {Ecc 5:13} + "For¹ what¹ hathª ° manª of all¹ his labour,ª and of the vexationª of his heart,ª wherein² he¹ ¹ hath labouredª under¹ the sun?ª ... For¹ all¹ his daysª [are] sorrows,ª and his travailª grief;ª yea,¹ his heartª taketh not¹ restª ° in the night.ª This¹ is also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:22-23}

what:
"And turn ye not aside:ª °¹ for¹ [then should ye go] afterª vainª [things], which¹ cannot¹ profitª ° nor¹ deliver;ª ° for¹ they¹ [are] vain.ª" {1Sm 12:21} + "The priestsª saidª ° not,¹ Where¹ [is] the LORD?ª and they that handleª ° the lawª knewª ° me not:¹ the pastorsª ° also transgressedª ° against me, and the prophetsª prophesiedª ° by Baal,ª and walkedª ° afterª [things that] do not¹ profit.ª °" {Jer 2:8} + "Forª whatª shall it profitª ° a man,ª ifª he shall gainª ° the¹ wholeª world,ª andª loseª ° his own² ¹ soul?ª" {Mrk 8:36}

for:
"What¹ profitª hath a manª of all¹ his labourª which he takethª °¹ under¹ the sun?ª" {Ecc 1:3} + "He that troublethª ° his own houseª shall inheritª ° the wind:ª and the foolª [shall be] servantª to the wiseª of heart.ª" {Prv 11:29} + "We have been with child,ª ° we have been in pain,ª ° we have as it wereª brought forthª ° wind;ª we have not¹ wroughtª ° any deliveranceª in the earth;ª neitherª have the inhabitantsª ° of the worldª fallen.ª °" {Isa 26:18} + "For¹ they have sownª ° the wind,ª and they shall reapª ° the whirlwind:ª it hath no¹ stalk:ª the budª shall yieldª ° no¹ meal:ª if² so be¹ it yield,ª ° the strangersª ° shall swallow it up.ª °" {Hsa 8:7} + "Labourª ° notª for the¹ meatª which² perisheth,ª ° butª for that meatª which² endurethª ° untoª everlastingª life,ª whichª the¹ Sonª of manª shall give² °¹ unto you:ª forª himª hath² ° Godª the¹ Fatherª sealed.ª °" {Jhn 6:27}