World English Bible
"For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity."
— Ecclesiastes 2:23, World English Bible
“For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.”
“For 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. ”
“For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!”
“All his days are full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?”
“All 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.”
“For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.”
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.