Ecclesiastes 3:10

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.”

18 I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”

19 ^aFor what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:10

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American Standard Version
I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

Amplified® Bible
I have seen the painful labor {and} exertion {and} miserable business which God has given to the sons of men with which to exercise {and} busy themselves.

Contemporary English Version
I have seen what difficult things God demands of us.

Darby English Version
I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of men to toil in.

Good News Bible
I know the heavy burdens that God has laid on us.

King James Version
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

New American Standard Bible
I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

New International Version
I have seen the burden God has laid on men.

New King James Version
I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

Revised Standard Version
I have seen the business that God has given to the sons of men to be busy with.

Young's Literal Translation
I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

New English Translation
I have observed the burden that God has given to people¹ to keep them occupied.

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