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Ecclesiastes 1:3
What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 3:9
What do people really get for all their hard work?
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Ecclesiastes 5:17
Throughout their lives, they live under a cloud— frustrated, discouraged, and angry.
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Matthew 16:26
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
And yet,“ Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind.”
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth— except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself,“ Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.
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Psalms 127:2
It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.
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1 Peter 5 7
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
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Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
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Matthew 6:34
“ So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
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Ecclesiastes 6:7-8
All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough.So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?
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1 Timothy 6 8
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
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Proverbs 16:26
It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.
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Matthew 6:25
“ That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life— whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?
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Matthew 6:11
Give us today the food we need,
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Luke 12:29
“ And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things.
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Luke 12:22
Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said,“ That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life— whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.