Verse 3
Ecclesiastes 1:3
World Messianic Bible
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What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מַה יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽ/אָדָ֑ם בְּ/כָל עֲמָל֔/וֹ שֶֽׁ/יַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
English Translation
What advantage does a person have in all his labor in which he toils under the sun?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
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“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
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What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
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One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
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The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
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The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goe...
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All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there...
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All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear...
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9
That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done...
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10
Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new?” It has been long ago, in the ages w...
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There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come,...
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I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It...
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I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after...
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15
That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
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I said to myself, “Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in J...
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I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a c...
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For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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