Ecclesiastes 10:15

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 10:3 describes the fool's lack of sense even in walking — verse 15 applies this to his inability to find the city, wearying him.

Psalm 107:4 Parallel

Psalm 107:4 describes wandering in the desert with no way to a city — the exact same image of the fool unable to find his way.

Psalm 107:7 Contrast

Psalm 107:7 shows God leading the lost to a city — in contrast to the fool who cannot find his own way.

Jeremiah 50:4 shows people seeking the way to Zion — in contrast to the fool who does not know the way to the city.

Jeremiah 50:5 describes asking the way to Zion — contrasting the fool who does not know the way to the city.

Matthew 11:28-30 offers rest to the weary — in contrast to the fool's fruitless toil that wearies him with no direction.

Luke 13:24 Parallel

Luke 13:24 speaks of striving to enter the narrow door — similar to the fool who cannot find his way to the city.

Genesis 19:11 describes men wearied groping for the door — similar to the fool's toil wearies him for not knowing the way.