Ecclesiastes 1:3
“What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?”
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Ecclesiastes 1:3 Context
1The wordes of the Preacher, the son of Dauid, King in Ierusalem. 2Uanitie of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie. 3What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne? 4One generation passeth away, and another generation commeth: but the earth abideth for euer. 5The Sunne also ariseth, and the Sunne goeth downe, and hasteth to the place where he arose.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 1:3
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
- King James Version
What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
- American Standard Version (1901)
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
- Basic English Bible
What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?
- Darby Bible
What profit hath a man of all his labor, which he taketh under the sun?
- Webster's Bible
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
- World English Bible
What advantage [is] to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?
- Youngs Literal Bible
What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 1:3
1:3 What profit - What real and abiding benefit? None at all. All is unprofitable as to the attainment of that happiness which all men are enquiring after. His labour - Heb. his toilsome labour, both of body and mind in the pursuit of riches, or pleasures, or other earthly things. Under the sun - In all worldly matters, which are usually transacted in the day time, or by the light of the sun. By this restriction he implies that the happiness which in vain is sought for in this lower world, is really to be found in heavenly places and things.