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Ecclesiastes 1:3
What do people get for all their work? Why do they work so hard on this earth?
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Ecclesiastes 3:9
What do workers get for their hard work?
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Ecclesiastes 5:17
All their lives they eat in darkness. Their lives are full of trouble, suffering and anger.
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Matthew 16:26
What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? Or what can anyone trade for their soul?
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
One handful with peace and quiet is better than two handfuls with hard work. Working too hard is like chasing the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I advise everyone to enjoy life. A person on this earth can’t do anything better than eat and drink and be glad. Then they will enjoy their work. They’ll be happy all the days of the life God has given them on earth.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
Anyone who loves money never has enough. Anyone who loves wealth is never satisfied with what they get. That doesn’t have any meaning either.As more and more goods are made, more and more people use them up. So how can those goods benefit their owners? All they can do is look at them with desire.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had.“ Who am I working so hard for?” he asked.“ Why don’t I get the things I enjoy?” That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it’s a very bad deal!
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Psalms 127:2
It’s useless for you to work from early morning until late at night just to get food to eat. God provides for those he loves even while they sleep.
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1 Peter 5 7
Turn all your worries over to him. He cares about you.
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Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything. No matter what happens, tell God about everything. Ask and pray, and give thanks to him.
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Matthew 6:34
So don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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Ecclesiastes 6:7-8
People eat up everything they work to get. But they are never satisfied.What advantage do wise people have over those who are foolish? What do poor people gain by knowing how to act toward others?
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1 Timothy 6 8
If we have food and clothing, we will be happy with that.
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Proverbs 16:26
The hunger of workers makes them work. Their hunger drives them on.
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Matthew 6:25
“ I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat or drink. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than eating? Aren’t there more important things for the body than clothes?
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Matthew 6:11
Give us today our daily bread.
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Luke 12:29
Don’t spend time thinking about what you will eat or drink. Don’t worry about it.
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Luke 12:22
Then Jesus spoke to his disciples. He said,“ I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear.