What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
What does the worker gain from his toil?
This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wi
For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For o
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skill
Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and e
Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselv
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does un
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men
I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done
What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own cr
Again, I saw futility under the sun.