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 does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?

What gain has the worker from his toil?

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.

And I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.

A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.

But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.

And of the

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved 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 shall a man give in return for his soul?

And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

General references

What gain has the worker from his toil?