Verse 9

Man is Ignorant of God’s Timing What benefit can a worker gain from his toil?

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 1:3 : 3 Futility Illustrated from Nature What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth?
• Eccl 2:11 : 11 Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded:“All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless– like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth.”
• Eccl 5:16 : 16 This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
• Matt 16:26 : 26 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
• Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
• Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 Painful Days and Restless Nights What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth? 23 For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!