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 is to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied with silver, nor he who is in love with stores with increase. Even this is vanity.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused him to bend over it.

but having food and raiment -- with these we shall suffice ourselves;

And of the

Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'

Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

'Our appointed bread give us to-day.

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;

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

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

General references

What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?