Ecclesiastes 2:11 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 11 But when I reflected on all the works that my own hands had done and on all the hard work that I had toiled to accomplish,+ I saw that everything was futile, a chasing after the wind;+ there was nothing of real value* under the sun.+ Matthew 16:26 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 26 Really, what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but loses his life?*+ Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?*+ John 6:27 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
11 But when I reflected on all the works that my own hands had done and on all the hard work that I had toiled to accomplish,+ I saw that everything was futile, a chasing after the wind;+ there was nothing of real value* under the sun.+
26 Really, what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but loses his life?*+ Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?*+