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Psalm 127:1 (100.00%)

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

«A Song H7892 of degrees H4609 for Solomon H8010.» Except the LORD H3068 build H1129 (8799) the house H1004, they labour H5998 (8804) in vain H7723 that build H1129 (8802) it: except the LORD H3068 keep H8104 (8799) the city H5892, the watchman H8104 (8802) waketh H8245 (8804) [but] in vain H7723.

If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

Proverbs 16:26 (100.00%)

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

He H5315 that laboureth H6001 laboureth H5998 (8804) for himself; for his mouth H6310 craveth H404 (8804) it of him.

A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused him to bend over it.

Ecclesiastes 1:3 (100.00%)

What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

What profit H3504 hath a man H120 of all his labour H5999 which he taketh H5998 (8799) under the sun H8121?

What advantage is to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 2:21 (100.00%)

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For there is H3426 a man H120 whose labour H5999 [is] in wisdom H2451, and in knowledge H1847, and in equity H3788; yet to a man H120 that hath not laboured H5998 (8804) therein shall he leave H5414 (8799) it [for] his portion H2506. This also [is] vanity H1892 and a great H7227 evil H7451.

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it-his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:19 (100.00%)

Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

And who knoweth H3045 (8802) whether he shall be a wise H2450 [man] or a fool H5530? yet shall he have rule H7980 (8799) over all my labour H5999 wherein I have laboured H5998 (8804), and wherein I have shewed myself wise H2449 (8804) under the sun H8121. This [is] also vanity H1892.

And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 (100.00%)

Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

Therefore I went about H5437 (8804) to cause H2976 my heart H3820 to despair H2976 (8763) of all the labour H5999 which I took H5998 (8804) under the sun H8121.

And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:11 (100.00%)

Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Then I looked H6437 (8804) on all the works H4639 that my hands H3027 had wrought H6213 (8804), and on the labour H5999 that I had laboured H5998 (8804) to do H6213 (8800): and, behold, all [was] vanity H1892 and vexation H7469 of spirit H7307, and [there was] no profit H3504 under the sun H8121.

and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

Ecclesiastes 5:18 (100.00%)

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

Behold [that] which I have seen H7200 (8804): [it is] good H2896 and comely H3303 [for one] to eat H398 (8800) and to drink H8354 (8800), and to enjoy H7200 (8800) the good H2896 of all his labour H5999 that he taketh H5998 (8799) under the sun H8121 all H4557 the days H3117 of his life H2416, which God H430 giveth H5414 (8804) him: for it [is] his portion H2506.

Lo, that which I have seen: It is good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one’s labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it is his portion.

Ecclesiastes 5:16 (100.00%)

This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

And this H2090 also [is] a sore H2470 (8802) evil H7451, [that] in all points H5980 as he came H935 (8804), so shall he go H3212 (8799): and what profit H3504 hath he that hath laboured H5998 (8799) for the wind H7307?

And this also is a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage is to him who laboureth for wind?

Ecclesiastes 8:17 (100.00%)

then I saw all the work of God, that man can’t find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won’t find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won’t be able to find it.

Then I beheld H7200 (8804) all the work H4639 of God H430, that a man H120 cannot H3201 (8799) find out H4672 (8800) the work H4639 that is done H6213 (8738) under the sun H8121: because H834 though H7945 a man H120 labour H5998 (8799) to seek [it] out H1245 (8763), yet he shall not find H4672 (8799) [it]; yea further; though a wise H2450 [man] think H559 (8799) to know H3045 (8800) [it], yet shall he not be able H3201 (8799) to find H4672 (8800) [it].

then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

Jonah 4:10 (100.00%)

Yahweh said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night and perished in a night.

Then said H559 (8799) the LORD H3068, Thou hast had pity H2347 (8804) on the gourd H7021, for the which thou hast not laboured H5998 (8804), neither madest it grow H1431 (8765); which came up in a night H1121 H3915, and perished H6 (8804) in a night H1121 H3915:

And Jehovah saith, ‘Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for which thou didst not labour, neither didst thou nourish it, which a son of a night was, and a son of a night perished,

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