Ecclesiastes 3:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

What hath a man els that doth any thyng, but weerinesse and labour?

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:3 : 3 For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?
  • Eccl 2:11 : 11 But when I considered all the workes that my handes had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde, and nothing of any value vnder the sunne.
  • Eccl 5:16 : 16 This is a miserable plague, that he shall go euen as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wynde?
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what doth it profite a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde, and lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man geue for a raunsome of his soule?
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.
  • Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne? 23 But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.

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  • Eccl 1:3
    88%

    3For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?

  • Eccl 3:10-13
    4 verses
    83%

    10For as touchyng the trauayle and carefulnesse which God hath geuen vnto men, I see that he hath geuen it them to be exercised in it.

    11All this hath he ordeyned marueilous goodly, to euery thyng his due tyme: He hath planted ignoraunce also in the heartes of men, that they shoulde not comprehende the ground of his workes which he doth from the begynnyng to the ende.

    12So I perceaued that in those thinges there is nothyng better for a man then to be mery, and to do well as long as he lyueth.

    13For all that a man eateth & drynketh, yea whatsoeuer a man enioyeth of all his labour: that same is a gyft of God.

  • Eccl 2:17-26
    10 verses
    83%

    17Thus began I to be weery of my life, insomuch that I coulde away with nothyng that is done vnder the sunne: for all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde.

    18Yea I was weery of my labour which I had taken vnder the sunne, because I shoulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man that commeth after me:

    19And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng.

    20So I turned me to refrayne my mynde from all such trauayle as I toke vnder the sunne,

    21Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

    22For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne?

    23But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.

    24Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God.

    25For who wyll eate or go more lustyly to his worke then I?

    26And why? God geueth to the man that is good before hym, wisdome, vnderstandyng, and gladnesse: but vnto the sinner he geueth weerinesse, that he may gather and heape together the thyng that afterwarde shalbe geuen vnto hym whom it pleaseth God: This is nowe a vayne thyng, yea a very disquietnesse and vexation of mynde.

  • Eccl 2:10-11
    2 verses
    81%

    10And loke whatsoeuer myne eyes desired, I let them haue it: and wherin soeuer my heart delited or had any pleasure, I withhelde it not from it: Thus my heart reioyced in all that I did, and this was my portion of all my trauayle.

    11But when I considered all the workes that my handes had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde, and nothing of any value vnder the sunne.

  • Eccl 5:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15Lyke as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thyther agayne, and caryeth nothyng away with him of all his labour.

    16This is a miserable plague, that he shall go euen as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wynde?

  • Eccl 3:22
    78%

    22Wherfore I perceaue that there is nothyng better for a man then to be ioyfull in his labour, for that is his portion: But who wyll bryng hym to see the thyng that shall come after hym?

  • Eccl 4:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

    7Moreouer I turned me, and beholde yet another vanitie vnder the sunne.

    8There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: yet saith he not for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng.

  • Job 34:9
    77%

    9For he hath sayde, It profiteth a man nothing that he shoulde walke with God.

  • Eccl 4:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3Yea him that is yet vnborne, to be better at ease then they both: because he seeth not the miserable workes that are done vnder the sunne.

    4Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of labour that euery man taketh in hande, was done of enuie agaynst his neighbour: This is also a vayne thyng, and a vexation of mynde.

  • Eccl 1:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13And dyd applie my mynde to seke out & searche for knowledge of all thynges that are done vnder heauen: Such trauayle and labour hath God geuen vnto the children of men, to exercise them selues therin.

    14Thus haue I considered all these thynges that come to passe vnder the sunne: and lo, they are all but vanitie and vexation of mynde.

  • Eccl 3:8
    75%

    8A tyme to loue, and a tyme to hate: A tyme of warre, and a tyme of peace.

  • Eccl 9:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9Use thy selfe to liue ioyfully with thy wife whom thou louest all the dayes of thy life whiche is but vayne, that God geueth thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie: for that is thy portion in this life of al thy labour and trauayle that thou takest vnder the sunne.

    10Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome.

  • Eccl 6:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

    8For what hath the wise more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore that he knoweth to walke with fooles before the lyuyng?

  • Eccl 6:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?

    12For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?

  • Eccl 3:6
    75%

    6A tyme to wynne, and a tyme to lose: A tyme to spare, and a tyme to spende.

  • Eccl 8:9
    74%

    9All these thinges haue I considered, and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the sunne, howe one man hath lordship vpon another to his owne harme.

  • Eccl 3:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Euery thyng hath a tyme, yea all that is vnder the heaue hath his conuenient season.

    2There is a tyme to be borne, and a tyme to dye: there is a tyme to plant, and a tyme to plucke vp the thyng that is planted.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • Eccl 5:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thyng, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refresshed of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his lyfe which God geueth him: for this is his portion.

    19For vnto whom soeuer God geueth riches, goodes, and power, he geueth it him to enioy it, to take it for his portion, and to be refresshed of his labour: this is the gyft of God.

  • Eccl 8:17
    73%

    17I vnderstoode of all the workes of God, but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne: and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out, yet can he not reach vnto them: yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them, yet shall he not finde them.

  • Eccl 9:1
    73%

    1For all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seeke out: The righteous & wise, yea & their seruauntes also are in the hand of God, and there is no man that knoweth eyther loue or hate, but all thinges are before them.

  • Prov 16:26
    73%

    26A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.

  • Eccl 5:9
    72%

    9The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.

  • Job 7:1
    72%

    1Is ther not an appoynted time to man vpon earth? Are not his dayes also like the dayes of an hired seruaunt?

  • Ps 39:6
    72%

    6Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Eccl 6:1
    72%

    1There is yet a plague vnder the sunne, and it is a generall thyng among men: