American Standard Version
"All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath. "
— Ecclesiastes 5:17, American Standard Version
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.”
“All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.”
“Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.”
“This 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.”
“All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.”
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.”
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
And 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?
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
Behold, 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.
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.