Ecclesiastes 1:6-9, 17, 18
Blowing southward, then turning northward, round and round the wind swirls, ever returning on its course. . . .

Ecclesiastes 2:3-11
My mind, all the while guiding me with wisdom, sought to cheer my body with wine and embrace folly, until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives. . . .

Ecclesiastes 3:19
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other--they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

Ecclesiastes 4:1-4, 8, 16
Again, I observed all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter. . . .

Ecclesiastes 5:7
For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

Psalm 73:6
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

Hosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.