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Ecclesiastes 2

Eccl. 2:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For whath hath
hava' (Hebrew #1933)
a primitive root (compare 183, 1961) supposed to mean properly, to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence)
KJV usage: be, X have.
Pronounce: haw-vaw'
Origin: or havah {haw-vaw'}
man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
of all his labor
`amal (Hebrew #5999)
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
KJV usage: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
Pronounce: aw-mawl'
Origin: from 5998
, and of the vexation
ra`yown (Hebrew #7475)
desire
KJV usage: vexation.
Pronounce: rah-yone'
Origin: from 7462 in the sense of 7469
of his heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
, wherein
huw' (Hebrew #1931)
a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
KJV usage: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
Pronounce: hoo
Origin: of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}
he hath labored
`amel (Hebrew #6001)
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful
KJV usage: that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
Pronounce: aw-male'
Origin: from 5998
under the sun
shemesh (Hebrew #8121)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement
KJV usage: + east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), + west(-ward), window. See also 1053.
Pronounce: sheh'-mesh
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant
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Matt. 16:26• 26For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matt. 16:26)

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hath man.
Eccl. 1:3• 3What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun? (Eccl. 1:3)
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Eccl. 3:9• 9What profit hath he that worketh from that wherein he laboureth? (Eccl. 3:9)
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Eccl. 5:10‑11,17• 10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase. This also is vanity.
 11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding of them with his eyes?
 17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation. (Eccl. 5:10‑11,17)
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Eccl. 6:7‑8• 7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
 8For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? (Eccl. 6:7‑8)
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Eccl. 8:15• 15And I commended mirth, because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry; for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun. (Eccl. 8:15)
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Prov. 16:26• 26The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on. (Prov. 16:26)
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1 Tim. 6:8• 8But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these. (1 Tim. 6:8)
and of the.
Eccl. 4:6,8• 6Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
 8There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation. (Eccl. 4:6,8)
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Psa. 127:2• 2It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep. (Psa. 127:2)
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Matt. 6:11,25,34• 11give us to-day our needed bread,
 25For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
 34Be not careful therefore for the morrow, for the morrow shall be careful about itself. Sufficient to the day is its own evil. (Matt. 6:11,25,34)
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Matt. 16:26• 26For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matt. 16:26)
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Luke 12:22,29• 22And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.
 29And *ye*, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety; (Luke 12:22,29)
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Phil. 4:6• 6Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; (Phil. 4:6)
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1 Peter 5:7• 7having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you. (1 Peter 5:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?