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 · 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?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949What 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 · 1862For 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) · 1752For 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 · 1890For 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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