Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 1:3
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Berean Standard Bible
What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
King James Version
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
World English Bible
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
American Standard Version
What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Ecclesiastes 1
1 These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2 “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
3 What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
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