Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
What profit . . . labour—that is, "What profit" as to the chief good (Matthew 16:26). Labor is profitable in its proper place (Genesis 2:15; Genesis 3:19; Proverbs 14:23).
under the sun—that is, in this life, as opposed to the future world. The phrase often recurs, but only in Ecclesiastes.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ecclesiastes 1:3:
Ecclesiastes 1:8
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