Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the travail that God has given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

In Context

9What advantage does the doer have in that which he is laboring at?

11The whole He has made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He has put in their heart without which man does not find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:13And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that has been done under the heavens. It [is] a sad travail God has given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

1 Thessalonians 2:9for you remember, brothers, our labor and travail, for working night and day not to be a burden on any of you, we preached the good news of God to you;

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11

Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →

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