NET Bible
"Painful Days and Restless Nights What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?"
— Ecclesiastes 2:22, NET Bible
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”
“For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? ”
“For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?”
Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!
So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.
For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!
Painful Days and Restless Nights What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?
For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!
Enjoy Work and its Benefits There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.
For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.