ecclesiastes 1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

ecclesiastes 1:3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?

3. What profit . . . labour--that is, "What profit" as to the chief good (Mt 16:26). Labor is profitable in its proper place (Ge 2:15; 3:19; Pr 14:23).
under the sun--that is, in this life, as opposed to the future world. The phrase often recurs, but only in Ecclesiastes.

ecclesiastes 1:3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?

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