Ecclesiastes 1:3-5

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What advantage does man have from all his work
Which he does ^[a]under the sun (while earthbound)?
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One generation goes and another generation comes,
But the earth remains forever.^(A)
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Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;
And hurries to the place where it rises again.

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Footnotes

Ecclesiastes 1:3 Ecclesiastes expresses the view of the natural man whose interests are focused on vanishing pleasures and empty satisfactions. The natural man is not aware that all the answers to life are found in God. The natural man grovels in the earth and seeks and finds that which is futile and temporary while the spiritual man soars on wings of eagles (Is 40:31) and seeks and finds righteousness and God’s incomparable and everlasting blessings and companionship.