NET Bible
"Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger."
— Ecclesiastes 5:17, NET Bible
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.”
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath. ”
“All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.”
“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.”
Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.
Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.
This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.
Enjoy the Fruit of Your Labor I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.
To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.
For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.