Ecclesiastes 2:23
What does Ecclesiastes 2:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 2:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also <FI>is<Fi> vanity.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All his days are full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
- Psalms 6:6
I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
- Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
- Psalms 90:7
For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we troubled.
- Psalms 77:2
In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.
- Job 7:13
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
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