Thematic Bible: Not profited by all his labor and travail
Thematic Bible
Man » Not profited by all his labor and travail
For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?
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?