Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne?

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

In Context

21Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

23But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:26A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.

Ecclesiastes 2:11But when I considered all the workes that my handes had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde, and nothing of any value vnder the sunne.

Ecclesiastes 4:6One handfull [saith he] is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

Ecclesiastes 5:10He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.

Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

Matthew 6:11Geue vs this day our dayly breade.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

Sources of Dissatisfaction; The Cheerful Use of Abundance. 17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also… Read the whole commentary →

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