Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 there is a man whose labour is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

23For all his days are pains, and his occupation vexation; yea, even in the night his heart taketh not rest. This also is vanity.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:26The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.

Ecclesiastes 2:11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:10(5-9) He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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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