Ecclesiastes 2:22

What does Ecclesiastes 2:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 2:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For 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 · 1611

For 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 · 1901

For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he hath been tormented under the sun?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself 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?

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