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What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?

History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

Eccl 1:14

I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless — like chasing the wind.

Eccl 2:17

So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless — like chasing the wind.

Eccl 2:19

And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless!

Eccl 3:1

1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.

Eccl 3:16

16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!

Eccl 4:1

Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

Eccl 4:3

But most fortunate of all are those who are not yet born. For they have not seen all the evil that is done under the sun.

Eccl 4:7

7 I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.

Eccl 5:8

8 Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Eccl 5:13

There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.

Eccl 5:17

Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud — frustrated, discouraged, and angry.

Eccl 5:18

Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

Eccl 6:1

There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.

Eccl 8:9

9 I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.

Eccl 8:15

So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.

Eccl 8:17

I realized that no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim.

Eccl 9:3

It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.

Eccl 9:9

Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

Eccl 9:11

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Eccl 10:5

5 There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake

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