All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Connect these verses with Ecclesiastes 6:2-3: “All labor is undertaken with a view to some profit, but as a rule the people who labor are never…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All the labour of man [is] for his mouth
For the food of his mouth, as the Targum; for the sustenance of his body, f…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A little will serve to sustain us comfortably, and a great deal can do no more. The desires of the soul find nothing in the wealth of the world to …

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