Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation. ”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde then, what I haue seene good, that it is comely to eate, and to drinke, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he traueileth vnder the sunne, the whole nomber of the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for this is his portion.”
Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:17 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
15 As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
19 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 labour; this is the gift of God.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:17 Mean?
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