Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? ”
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?”
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun? ”
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?”
Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:22 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:22 Mean?
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