Holy Scripture

Ecclesiastes 3:11

A church father on this verse
“Of all these things there is not one either idle or useless. Not even the meanest of them—the hair, or the nails, or such like—is so; but all have their service to do, and all their contribution to make, some of them to the soundness of bodily constitution and others of them to beauty of appearance. For Providence car…”
Dionysius of Alexandria, 3th c. — FRAGMENT 1:4

Source: Septuagint

Original

11All the things which he has made are beautiful in his time: He has also set the whole world in their heart, That man might not find out The work which God has wrought from the beginning even to the end.

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In context

9What advantage has he that works in those things wherein he labors?

10I have seen all the trouble, Which God has given to the sons of men to be troubled with.

— Ecclesiastes 3:11 —

12I know that there is no good in them, Except for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

13Also in the case of every man who shall eat and drink, And see good in all his labor, This is a gift of God.

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