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Bible Verses About Vanity: Worldly possessions are

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Verses on Worldly possessions are

  1. I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.

  2. I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.

  3. I made myself pools of water, to water from it the forest where trees were reared.

  4. I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;

  5. I also gathered silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

  6. So I was great, and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also remained with me.

  7. Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

  8. Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.