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Ecclesiastes 3:9
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7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
aA time to keep silence,
And a time to bspeak; 
8 A time to love,
And a time to ahate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.  

The God-Given Task

9 aWhat profit has the worker from that in which he labors?  
10 aI have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.  
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that ano one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.  
12 I know that nothing is abetter for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives,  
Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:9

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American Standard Version
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?

Amplified® Bible
What profit remains for the worker from his toil?

Contemporary English Version
What do we gain by all of our hard work?

Darby English Version
What profit hath he that worketh from that wherein he laboureth?

Good News Bible
What do we gain from all our work?

King James Version
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

New American Standard Bible
What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?

New International Version
What does the worker gain from his toil?

New King James Version
What profit has the worker from that in which he labors?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What profit does a worker have from that in which he toils?

Revised Standard Version
What gain has the worker from his toil?

Young's Literal Translation
What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?


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