Eclesiastés 3:9

9 ¿Qué provecho tiene el que trabaja en lo que trabaja?

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 Tiempo de romper, y tiempo de coser; tiempo de callar, y tiempo de hablar;

8 Tiempo de amar, y tiempo de aborrecer; tiempo de guerra, y tiempo de paz.

9 ¿Qué provecho tiene el que trabaja en lo que trabaja?

10 Yo he visto el trabajo que Dios ha dado á los hijos de los hombres para que en él se ocupasen.

11 Todo lo hizo hermoso en su tiempo: y aun el mundo dió en su corazón, de tal manera que no alcance el hombre la obra de Dios desde el principio hasta el cabo.