Ecclesiastes 3:10

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 3:10

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Berean Standard Bible

I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.

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KJV

King James Version

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

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WEB

World English Bible

I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 3

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

⁹ What does the worker gain from his toil?

¹⁰ I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.

¹¹ He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

¹² I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

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