Ecclesiastes 1:3
King James Version (KJV)
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
American Standard Version (ASV)
What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
World English Bible (WEB)
What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:3 Cross References
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
