Ecc 1:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. What profit ... labour-- that is, "What profit" as to the chief good ( ). Labor is profitable in its proper place ( ; 3:19; ). under the sun-- that is, in this life, as opposed to the future world. The phrase often recurs, but only in Ecclesiastes.

‏ Ecclesiastes 1:3

3. What profit ... labour--that is, "What profit" as to the chief good (Mt 16:26). Labor is profitable in its proper place (Ge 2:15; 3:19; Pr 14:23).

under the sun--that is, in this life, as opposed to the future world. The phrase often recurs, but only in Ecclesiastes.