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The poem contrasts temporary earthly satisfactions with the lasting value of spiritual goods, portraying humanity’s fate as changeful and perishable. 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Vanity, O vain all under sky;  \nWhere is the man can say, \"Lo, I have found On brittle earth a consolation sound\"?  \nWhat isn't in honor to be set on high?  \nNo, they like beasts and sons of men shall die, And whilst they live, how oft doth turn their fate; He's now a captive that was king of late.  \nWhat isn't in wealth great treasures to obtain? No, that's but labor, anxious care, and pain. He heaps up riches, and he heaps up sorrow, It's his today, but who's his heir tomorrow? What then? Content in pleasures canst thou find?  \nMore vain than all, that's but to grasp the wind. The sensual senses for a time they pleasure, Meanwhile the conscience rage, who shall appease?  \nWhat isn't in beauty? No that's but a snare, They're foul enough today, that once were fair. What is't in flow'ring youth, or manly age? The first is prone to vice, the last to rage.  \nWhere is it then, in wisdom, learning, arts? Sure if on earth, it must be in those parts; Yet these the wisest man of men did find But vanity, vexation of the mind.  \nAnd he that know the most doth still bemoan He knows not all that here is to be known. What is it then? To do as stoics tell, Nor laugh, nor weep, let things go ill or well?  \nSuch stoics are but stocks, such teaching vain, While man is man, he shall have ease or pain. If not in honor, beauty, age, nor treasure, Nor yet in learning, wisdom, youth, nor pleasure, Where shall I climb, sound, seek, search, or find That summum bonum which may stay my mind?  \nThere is a path no vulture's eye hath seen, Where lion fierce, nor lion's whelps have been, Which leads unto that living crystal fount, Who drinks thereof, the world doth naught account. The depth and sea have said \" 'tis not in me,\"With pearl and gold it shall not valued be.  \nFor sapphire, onyx, topaz who would change; It's hid from eyes of men, they count it strange. Death and destruction the fame hath heard, But where and what it is, from heaven's declared; It brings to honor which shall ne'er decay, It stores with wealth which time can't wear away. It yieldeth pleasures far beyond conceit, And truly beautifies without deceit.  \nNor strength, nor wisdom, nor fresh youth shall fade, Nor death shall see, but are immortal made.  \nThis pearl of price, this tree of life, this spring, Who is possessed of shall reign a king. Nor change of state nor cares shall ever see, But wear his crown unto eternity.  \nThis satiates the soul, this stays the mind, And all the rest, but vanity we find.","cbCaij7dyoqCOMw4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij7dyoqCOMw4","pdf",18832,"English","# The Vanity of All Worldly Things\n## Vanity in honor, wealth, beauty, and youth\n## The limits of wisdom and human striving\n## The path to lasting spiritual treasure","[{\"question\":\"What does the poem claim about worldly honor and status?\",\"answer\":\"Worldly honor is portrayed as temporary and ultimately powerless against death and fate, offering no true consolation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the poem view wealth, pleasure, and beauty?\",\"answer\":\"Wealth and pleasures are described as labor mixed with sorrow, while beauty and youth are presented as traps that fade into vice or rage.\"},{\"question\":\"What is presented as the lasting alternative to vanity?\",\"answer\":\"The poem points to an enduring spiritual source—a living crystal fount and “pearl of price” described as immortal, incorruptible, and able to satisfy the soul.\"}]","The Vanity of All Worldly Things - read online free | PDF",1792387339]