Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 1:3
A church father on this verse
“Those who are rich in things that are valued in the realm of the natural do not gain anything. They do not gain longevity. Rich and poor are in the same situation: they go through life quickly and do not stay for a long time. Thus "from all the toil at which they toil under the sun" one does not gain anything, no incr…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3What advantage is there to a man In all his labor that he takes under the sun?
Modern
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In context
1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.
2Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
— Ecclesiastes 1:3 —
4A generation goes, and a generation comes: But the earth stands forever.
5And the sun arises, and the sun goes down And draws toward its place;