Surely in vain , 09_1SA_25:21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this [fellow] hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that [pertained] unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. , Surely in vain , 20_PRO_01:17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. ,