Ecclesiastes 2:22
For what does a man get from all his labor and from the striving and sorrow of his heart with which he labors under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:3
What advantage does man have from all his work
Which he does
Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit is there for the worker from that in which he labors?
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.
Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of a worker works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its gain. This too is vanity (emptiness).
Ecclesiastes 5:17
All of his life he also eats in darkness [cheerlessly, without sweetness and light], with great frustration, sickness, and anger.
Ecclesiastes 6:7-8
All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet the desire [of his soul] is not satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 8:15
Then I commended pleasure and enjoyment, because a man [without God] has no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be merry, for this will stand by him in his toil through the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
Matthew 6:11
Matthew 6:25
Matthew 6:34
Matthew 16:26
Luke 12:22
Jesus said to His disciples,
Luke 12:29
Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.
1 Timothy 6:8
But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
1 Peter 5:7
casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
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Hath man
And of the
General references
Bible References
Hath man
What advantage does man have from all his work
Which he does
The appetite of a worker works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.
And of the
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.