Ecclesiastes 3:10
“I haue seene the trauaile which God hath giuen to the sonnes of men, to be exercised in it.”
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Ecclesiastes 3:10 Context
8A time to loue, and a time to hate: a time of warre, and a time of peace. 9What profite hath hee that worketh, in that wherein he laboureth? 10I haue seene the trauaile which God hath giuen to the sonnes of men, to be exercised in it. 11He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also hee hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can finde out the worke that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 3:10
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
- King James Version
I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
- American Standard Version (1901)
I saw the work which God has put on the sons of man.
- Basic English Bible
I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of men to toil in.
- Darby Bible
I have seen the labor, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
- Webster's Bible
I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
- World English Bible
I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.
- Youngs Literal Bible
I have seen the task which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 3:10
3:10 Seen - I have diligently observed mens various employments, and the different successes of them. Hath given - Which God hath imposed upon men as their duty; to which therefore men ought quickly to submit. Exercised - That hereby they might have constant matter of exercise for their diligence, and patience, and submission to God's will and providence.