Ecclesiastes 2:22
Ecclesiastes chapter 2 · verse 22 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?
KJV
King James Version · 1611For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Context
v.21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
v.22This passage
v.23For all his days are but sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
- Luke 12:29
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
- Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
- Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 3:9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?