Eclesiastés 3:9

De nada sirve afanarse

9 ¿Qué provecho saca quien trabaja, de tanto afanarse?

Eclesiastés 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.

Eclesiastés 3:9 In-Context

7 un tiempo para rasgar,y un tiempo para coser;un tiempo para callar,y un tiempo para hablar;

8 un tiempo para amar,y un tiempo para odiar;un tiempo para la guerra,y un tiempo para la paz.

9 ¿Qué provecho saca quien trabaja, de tanto afanarse?

10 He visto la tarea que Dios ha impuesto al género humano para abrumarlo con ella.

11 Dios hizo todo hermoso en su momento, y puso en la mente humana el sentido del tiempo, aun cuando el hombre no alcanza a comprender la obra que Dios realiza de principio a fin.