Ecclesiastes 5:17
What does Ecclesiastes 5:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Ecclesiastes 5:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752This therefore hath seemed good to me, that a man should eat and drink, and enjoy the fruit of his labour, wherewith he hath laboured under the sun, all the days of his life, which God hath given him: and this is his portion.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.
Context
v.16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind?
v.17This passage
v.18Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 16:10
Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison-house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
- Proverbs 1:27
When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
- 2 Kings 5:27
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
- Job 21:25
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.
- 2 Kings 1:6
And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
- Acts 12:23
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
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