Ecclesiastes 1:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 1:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 1:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 1:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What advantage <FI>is<Fi> to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?”
Ecclesiastes 1:3 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:3 Mean?
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