Ecclesiastes 2:22

In 11 translations

BSB

For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

KJV

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

WEB

For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?

ASV

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

LSV

For what has been to a man by all his labor, and by the thought of his heart that he labored at under the sun?

YLT

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?

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?

JPS

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

LXXE

For it happens to a man in all his labour, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labours under the sun.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֠י מֶֽה־הֹוֶ֤ה לָֽאָדָם֙ בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן לִבּ֑ו שֶׁה֥וּא עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.Marks an anomalous form.We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

LXX-Br

ὅτι γίνεται ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν προαιρέσει καρδίας αὐτοῦ ᾧ αὐτὸς μοχθεῖ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ecclesiastes 1:3What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
• Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
• Matthew 6:34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
• Ecclesiastes 4:6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
• 1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
• 1 Timothy 6:8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
• Ecclesiastes 3:9What does the worker gain from his toil?
• Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• Ecclesiastes 6:7–8All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
• Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Ecclesiastes 5:17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
• Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives…
• Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.
• Ecclesiastes 5:10–11He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner,…
• Ecclesiastes 4:8There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is…
• Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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