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Ecclesiastes 1:3
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The Vanity of Life

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, aking in Jerusalem. 
2 “Vanity1a of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, ball is vanity.” 
3 aWhat profit has a man from all his labor
In which he1 toils under the sun? 
4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
aBut the earth abides forever. 
5 aThe sun also rises, and1 the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose. 
6 aThe wind goes toward the south,
And turns around to the north;
The wind whirls about continually,
And comes again on its circuit. 
7 aAll the rivers run into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full;
To the place from which the rivers come,
There they return again. 
8 All things are1 full of labor;
Man cannot express it.
aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing. 
9 aThat which has been is what will be,
That which is done is what will be done,
And there is nothing new under the sun. 
10 Is there anything of which it may be said,
“See, this is new”?
It has already been in ancient times before us.
11 There is ano remembrance of former things,
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.  

The Grief of Wisdom

12 I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I set my heart to seek and asearch out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; bthis burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be1 exercised.  
Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 1:3

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American Standard Version
What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?

Amplified® Bible
What profit does man have left from all his toil at which he toils under the sun? [Is life worth living?]

Contemporary English Version
What is there to show for all of our hard work here on this earth?

Darby English Version
What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?

Good News Bible
You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?

King James Version
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

New American Standard Bible
What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?

New International Version
What does man gain from all his labor
at which he toils under the sun?

New King James Version
What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he toils under the sun?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?

Revised Standard Version
What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?

Young's Literal Translation
What advantage `is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?


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