Catholic Public Domain Version
"Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled. "
— Ecclesiastes 6:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”
“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. ”
“All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”
“All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!”
“All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled.”
“All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.”
“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”
For he arrives without a purpose and he continues on into darkness, and his name shall be wiped away, into oblivion.
He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil.
Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place?
Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled.
What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life?
It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.
Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.