Ecclesiastes 3:9

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,

13 and also that ^aevery man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

14 I know that whatever God does,
It shall be forever.
^aNothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.

15 ^aThat which is has already been,
And what is to be has already been;
And God¹ requires an account of what is past.

Injustice Seems to Prevail

16 Moreover ^aI saw under the sun:
In the place of¹ judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
¹Iniquity was there.

17 I said in my heart,
^a“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every¹ purpose and for every work.”

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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