Ecclesiastes 3:9 meaning and explanation

What does the worker gain from his toil?

Ecclesiastes 3:9, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the Teacher, or Preacher, who has just listed the rhythms of human life in verses 1 to 8 and now turns to ask what profit labor yields. His question is rhetorical and echoes his repeated refrains about toil under the sun.

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