Ecclesiastes 2:22
“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein hee hath laboured vnder the Sunne?”
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Ecclesiastes 2:22 Context
20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despaire of all the labour which I tooke vnder the Sunne. 21For there is a man whose labour is in wisedome and in knowledge, and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein, shall hee leaue it for his portion; This also is vanitie, and a great euill. 22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein hee hath laboured vnder the Sunne? 23For all his dayes are sorrowes, and his traueile, griefe; yea his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanitie. 24¶ There is nothing better for a man, then that he should eat and drinke, and that he should make his soule enioy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
- King James Version
For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?
- American Standard Version (1901)
What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
- Basic English Bible
For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?
- Darby Bible
For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?
- Webster's Bible
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
- World English Bible
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?
- Youngs Literal Bible
For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?
- American Standard Version (1901)
What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
- Basic English Bible
For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?
- Darby Bible
For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?
- Webster's Bible
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
- World English Bible
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?
- Youngs Literal Bible
For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 2:22
2:22 For what - What comfort or benefit remains to any man after this short and frail life is once ended?