Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the business which God hath given to the sons of men to exercise themselves therewith.

Noyes Bible

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 profit hath he who laboreth from that with which he wearieth himself?

11God maketh every thing good in its time; but he hath put the world into the heart of man, so that he understandeth not the work which God doeth, from the beginning to the end.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my mind to seek and to search out with wisdom concerning all things which are done under heaven; an evil business, which God hath given to the sons of men, in which to employ themselves.

1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil, how laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

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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