Ecclesiastes 2:22

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Hath man

1 Timothy 6:8

And of the

1 Peter 5:7

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:9

Bible References

Hath man

What advantage does man have in all his work

Which he does under the sun?

What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.

If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

And of the

One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

It is vain for you to rise up early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

‘Give us this day our daily bread.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

General references

What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?