Gen 3:19, Ecc 1:13-14, 2:26, 1Th 2:9, 2Th 3:8 | ESV | STEP | By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread , till you return to the ground , for out of it you were taken ; for you are dust , and to dust you shall return .

j[See ver. 7 above]

Genesis 3:19

19 By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
^afor you are dust,
and ^bto dust you shall return.”

Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

13 And I ^capplied my heart ^{▼▼The Hebrew term denotes the center of one’s inner life, including mind, will, and emotions} to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy ^ebusiness that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is ^fvanity ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)} and a striving after wind. ^{▼▼Or a feeding on wind; compare Hosea 12:1 (also in Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9)}

Ecclesiastes 2:26

26 For to the one who pleases him ⁱGod has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given ^jthe business of gathering and collecting, ^konly to give to one who pleases God. ^lThis also is vanity and a striving after wind.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

9 For you remember, brothers, ^mour labor and toil: we ⁿworked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but ^owith toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.