Prediger 3:9

9 Was für einen Gewinn hat der Schaffende bei dem, womit er sich abmüht?

Prediger 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he
laboureth?
] That is, he has none. This is an inference drawn from the above premises, and confirms what has been before observed, ( Ecclesiastes 1:3 ) ( 2:11 ) ; Man has no profit of his labour, since his time is so short to enjoy it, and he leaves it to another, he knows not who; and, while he lives, is attended with continual vicissitudes and changes; sometimes it is a time for one thing, and sometimes for its contrary, so that there is nothing certain, and to be depended on; and a man can promise himself nothing in this world pleasant or profitable to him, and much less that will be of any advantage to him hereafter. The Targum adds,

``to make treasures and gather mammon, unless he is helped by Providence above;''

though it is man's duty to labour, yet all his toil and labour will be fruitless without a divine blessing; there is a time and season for everything in providence, and there is no striving against that.

Prediger 3:9 In-Context

7 Zerreißen hat seine Zeit, und Nähen hat seine Zeit; Schweigen hat seine Zeit, und Reden hat seine Zeit;

8 Lieben hat seine Zeit, und Hassen hat seine Zeit; Krieg hat seine Zeit, und Frieden hat seine Zeit.

9 Was für einen Gewinn hat der Schaffende bei dem, womit er sich abmüht?

10 Ich habe das Geschäft gesehen, welches Gott den Menschenkindern gegeben hat, sich damit abzuplagen.

11 Alles hat er schön gemacht zu seiner Zeit; auch hat er die Ewigkeit in ihr Herz gelegt, ohne daß der Mensch das Werk, welches Gott gewirkt hat, von Anfang bis zu Ende zu erfassen vermag.