vanity. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:2.
vexation of spirit. feeding on wind. The expression occurs nine times (Ecclesiastes 1:14; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ecclesiastes 4:16; Ecclesiastes 6:9.)
spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.