(A)What advantage does man have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
A generation goes and a generation comes,
But the (B)earth [a]remains forever.
Also, (C)the sun rises and the sun sets;
And [b]hastening to its place it rises there again.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:4 Lit stands
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:5 Lit panting

What do people gain from all their labors
    at which they toil under the sun?(A)
Generations come and generations go,
    but the earth remains forever.(B)
The sun rises and the sun sets,
    and hurries back to where it rises.(C)

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