Ecclesiastes 2:22

For whi what schal it profite to a man of al his trauel, and turment of spirit, bi which he was turmentid vndur sunne?

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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

21For whi whanne another man trauelith in wisdom, and techyng, and bisynesse, he leeueth thingis getun to an idel man; and therfor this is vanyte, and greet yuel.

23Alle hise daies ben ful of sorewis and meschefs, and bi nyyt he restith not in soule; and whether this is not vanyte?

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:26The soule of a man trauelinge trauelith to hym silf; for his mouth compellide hym.

Ecclesiastes 2:11And whanne Y hadde turned me to alle werkis whiche myn hondys hadden maad, and to the trauels in whiche Y hadde swet in veyn, Y siy in alle thingis vanyte and turment of the soule, and that no thing vndir sunne dwellith stabli.

Ecclesiastes 4:6and seith, Betere is an handful with reste, than euer either hondful with trauel and turment of soule.

Ecclesiastes 5:10Where ben many richessis, also many men ben, that eten tho; and what profitith it to the haldere, no but that he seeth richessis with hise iyen?

Ecclesiastes 6:7Al the trauel of a man is in his mouth, but the soule of hym schal not be fillid with goodis.

Matthew 6:11yyue to vs this dai oure `breed ouer othir substaunce;

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