It is a waste of time\par to get up early and stay up late,\par trying to make a living.\par God cares for the people he loves,\par even while they are sleeping.\par
Ecclesiastes 2:22 - Easy To Read Version What does a person really have after all his work and struggling in this life? {\cf2\super [12]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For what has a man left from all his labor and from the striving and vexation of his heart in which he has toiled under the sun? American Standard Version (1901) For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? Common English Bible I mean, What do people get for all their hard work and struggles under the sun? Catholic Public Domain Version For how can a man benefit from all his labor and affliction of spirit, by which he has been tormented under the sun? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he hath been tormented under the sun? |
It is a waste of time\par to get up early and stay up late,\par trying to make a living.\par God cares for the people he loves,\par even while they are sleeping.\par
A worker’s appetite keeps him working. His hunger makes him work so that he can eat.
Do people really gain anything from all the hard work they do in this life? {\cf2\super [2]} \{No!\}
But then I looked at all the things I had done. I thought about all the hard work I did. I decided it was all a waste of time! It was like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [8]} There is nothing to gain from all the things we do in this life.
Maybe that is true. But I say it is better to be satisfied with the few things you have than to always be struggling to get more.
A person might not have any family. He might not have a son or even a brother. But that person will continue to work very, very hard. That person is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.
He only gets days that are filled with sadness and sorrow. In the end, he is frustrated, sick, and angry!
So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. Why? Because the best thing people can do in this life {\cf2\super [34]} is to eat, drink, and enjoy life. At least that will help people enjoy the hard work God gave them to do during their life on earth.
It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he loses his soul. A person could never pay enough to buy back his soul.
“So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. And don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes.
So don’t worry about tomorrow. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Tomorrow will have its own worries.
Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. Don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body.
So don’t always think about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don’t worry about it.
to follow the leading of people like these, and any other person that works and serves with them.
Don’t worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.