King James Version with Apocrypha
"What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?"
— Ecclesiastes 1:3, King James Version with Apocrypha
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
“What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun? ”
“What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?”
“Futility Illustrated from Nature What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth?”
“What hath a man more of all his labour, that he taketh under the sun?”
“What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?”
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.