Ecclesiastes 3:9

Coverdale Bible (1535)

What hath a ma els (that doth eny thinge) but weerynesse and laboure?

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:3 : 3 For what els hath a ma, of all the labor yt he taketh vnder the Sonne?
  • Eccl 2:11 : 11 But whan I considered all the workes yt my handes had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therin: lo, all was but vanite and vexacion of mynde, & nothinge of eny value vnder ye Sonne.
  • Eccl 5:16 : 16 This is a miserable plage, yt he shal go awaye euen as he came. What helpeth it him then, yt he hath labored in the wynde?
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 What helpeth it a man though he wanne the whole worlde, and yet suffred harme in his soule? Or what can a man geue, to redeme his soule withall?
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.
  • Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 For what getteth a ma of all ye labor & trauayle of his mynde, yt he taketh vnder the Sonne, 23 but heuynesse, sorowe & disquyetnes all ye dayes of his life? In so moch that his herte can not rest in the night. Is not this also a vayne thinge?

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  • Eccl 1:3
    88%

    3For what els hath a ma, of all the labor yt he taketh vnder the Sonne?

  • Eccl 3:10-13
    4 verses
    83%

    10For as touchinge the trauayle and carefulnesse which God hath geuen vnto me, I se that he hath geuen it them, to be exercised in it.

    11All this hath he ordened maruelous goodly, to euery thinge his due tyme. He hath plated ignoraunce also in the hertes of men, yt they shulde not fynde out ye grounde of his workes, which he doth from ye beginninge to ye ende.

    12So I perceaued, yt in these thinges there is nothinge better for a man, the to be mery & to do well so longe as he lyueth.

    13For all yt a man eateth & drynketh, yee what so euer a ma enioyeth of all his labor, ye same is a gift of God.

  • Eccl 2:17-26
    10 verses
    83%

    17Thus begane I to be weery of my life, in so moch that I coude awaye with nothinge that is done vnder the Sonne, for all was but vanite & vexacion of mynde:

    18Yee I was weery of all my laboure, which I had taken vnder the Sonne, because I shulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man, that cometh after me:

    19for who knoweth, whether he shalbe a wyse ma or a foole? And yet shal he be lorde of all my labours, which I with soch wy?dome haue taken vnder the Sonne. Is not this a vayne thinge?

    20So I turned me to refrayne my mynde from all soch trauayle, as I toke vnder the Sonne:

    21for so moch as a man shulde weery him self with wy?dome, with vnderstondinge and opportunite, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another, yt neuer swett for them. This is also a vayne thinge and a greate misery.

    22For what getteth a ma of all ye labor & trauayle of his mynde, yt he taketh vnder the Sonne,

    23but heuynesse, sorowe & disquyetnes all ye dayes of his life? In so moch that his herte can not rest in the night. Is not this also a vayne thinge?

    24Is it not better then for a ma to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his laboure? Yee I sawe that this also was a gifte of God:

    25For who maye eate, drynke, or brynge eny thige to passe without him? And why?

    26he geueth vnto ma, what it pleaseth him: whether it be wy?dome. vnderstondinge, or gladnesse. But vnto the synner he geueth weerynes and sorow, that he maye gather and heape together ye thinge, yt afterwarde shalbe geuen vnto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vayne thinge, yee a very disquietnesse and vexacio of mynde.

  • Eccl 2:10-11
    2 verses
    81%

    10& loke what so euer myne eyes desyred, I let them haue it: & wherin so euer my herte delyted or had eny pleasure, I with helde it not fro it. Thus my hert reioysed in all yt I dyd, and this I toke for the porcion of all my trauayle.

    11But whan I considered all the workes yt my handes had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therin: lo, all was but vanite and vexacion of mynde, & nothinge of eny value vnder ye Sonne.

  • Eccl 5:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15Like as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thither agayne, and carieth nothinge awaye with him of all his laboure.

    16This is a miserable plage, yt he shal go awaye euen as he came. What helpeth it him then, yt he hath labored in the wynde?

  • Eccl 3:22
    78%

    22Wherfore I perceaue, yt there is nothyinge better for a man, then to be ioyfull in his laboure, for that is his porcion. But who wil brynge him to se the thinge, that shal come after him?

  • Eccl 4:6-8
    3 verses
    77%

    6One handfull (saieth he) is better wt rest, the both ye handes full with labor and trauayle.

    7Morouer, I turned me, and beholde yet another vanite vnder the Sonne.

    8There is one man, no mo but himself alone, hauynge nether childe ner brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches, (yet doth he not remembre himself, & saye:) For whom do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This is also a vayne and miserable thinge.

  • Job 34:9
    77%

    9For he saieth: Though a ma be good, yet is he naught before God.

  • Eccl 4:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3yee him that is yet vnborne to be better at ease the they both, because he seith not the miserable workes that are done vnder the Sonne.

    4Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of laboure was hated of euery man. This is also a vaine thinge, and a vexacion of mynde.

  • Eccl 1:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13applyed my mynde to seke out & search for the knowlege of all thiges yt are done vnder heaue. Soch trauayle & labor hath God geue vnto ye childre of me, to exercyse the selues theri.

    14Thus I haue considered all the thinges that come to passe vnder the Sone, & lo, they are all but vanite & vexacion of mynde.

  • Eccl 3:8
    75%

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

  • Eccl 9:9-10
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    75%

    9Vse thy self to lyue ioyfully wt thy wife whom thou louest, all ye daies of thy life (which is but vayne) yt God hath geue the vnder the Sonne, all ye dayes of thy vanite: for yt is thy porcion in this life, of all thy labor & trauayle yt thou takest vnder the Sonne.

    10What so euer thou takest in hande to do, that do with all thy power: for amoge the deed (where as thou goest vnto) there is nether worke, councell, knowlege ner wy?dome.

  • Eccl 6:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7All the laboure that a man taketh, is for himself, and yet his desyre is neuer fylled after his mynde.

    8For what hath the wyse more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore, that he knoweth to walke before the lyuynge?

  • Eccl 6:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11A vayne thinge is it to cast out many wordes, but what hath a man els?

    12For who knoweth what is good for man lyuynge, in ye dayes of his vayne life, which is but a shadowe? Or, who wil tell a man, what shal happen after him vnder the Sonne?

  • Eccl 3:6
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    6A tyme to wynne, and a tyme to lese: A tyme to spare, and a tyme to spende:

  • Eccl 8:9
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    9All these thinges haue I considered, and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the Sonne: how one man hath lordshipe vpon another to his owne harme.

  • Eccl 3:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Every thinge hath a tyme, yee all that is vnder the heauen, hath is conuenient season.

    2There is a tyme to be borne, and a tyme to dye. There is a tyme to plate, and a tyme to plucke vp the thinge, yt is planted:

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.

  • Eccl 5:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thinge, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refreshed of all his laboure, yt he taketh vnder the Sonne all the dayes of his life which God geueth him, for this is his porcion.

    19For vnto whom so euer God geueth riches, goodes and power, he geueth it him to enioye it, to take it for his porcion, and to be refreshed of his laboure: this is now the gifte of God.

  • Eccl 8:17
    73%

    17I vnderstode of all ye workes of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attayne vnto ye workes that are done vnder ye Sonne: and though he bestowe his laboure to seke them out, yet can he not reach vnto the: yee though a wyse man wolde vndertake to knowe them, yet might he not fynde them.

  • Eccl 9:1
    73%

    1For all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seke out. The righteus and wyse yee and their workes also are in the hande of God: and there is no man that knoweth ether the loue or hate of the thinge that he hath before him.

  • Prov 16:26
    73%

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

  • Eccl 5:9
    72%

    9The whole londe also with the feldes and all that is therin, is in subieccion and bondage vnto ye kinge.

  • Job 7:1
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    1Is not the life off ma vpon earth a very batayll? Are not his dayes, like the dayes of an hyred seruaunte?

  • Ps 39:6
    72%

    6Beholde, thou hast made my dayes a spanne longe, and my life is as it were nothinge before the. O how vayne are all men lyuynge?

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Hastely gotte goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase.

  • Eccl 6:1
    72%

    1There is yet a plage vnder ye Sonne, & it is a generall thinge amonge me: