Ecclesiastes 1:3

What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
- American Standard Version (1901)

What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun?
- Basic English Bible

What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?
- Darby Bible

What profit hath a man of all his labor, which he taketh under the sun?
- Webster's Bible

What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
- World English Bible

What advantage [is] to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?
- Youngs Literal Bible

What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 1:3

1:3 What profit - What real and abiding benefit? None at all. All is unprofitable as to the attainment of that happiness which all men are enquiring after. His labour - Heb. his toilsome labour, both of body and mind in the pursuit of riches, or pleasures, or other earthly things. Under the sun - In all worldly matters, which are usually transacted in the day time, or by the light of the sun. By this restriction he implies that the happiness which in vain is sought for in this lower world, is really to be found in heavenly places and things.