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 profit does a man have of all his labour which he takes under the sun?

What profit does the one that works have in that in which he labours?

He that loves money shall not be satisfied with money; nor he that loves abundance with increase; this is also vanity.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and with all this the appetite is not filled.

Therefore I commended joy because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and to drink and to be merry, for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

The soul of him that labours, labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.

So that, sustenance and covering, let us be content with this.

And of the

Better is a handful with rest than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to come home late, to eat the bread of sorrows, because he shall give his beloved sleep.

Give us this day our daily bread.

For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

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

casting all your cares upon him, for he cares for you.

General references

What profit does the one that works have in that in which he labours?