Ecclesiastes 2:22

For it happens to a man in all his labor, 1 And in the purpose of his heart 1 Wherein he labors under the sun. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 such a man that his labor 1 Is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; 1 Yet this man shall give his portion 1 To one who has not labored therein. 1 This is also vanity and great evil. 1

23For all his days 1 Are days of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; 1 In the night also his heart rests not. 1 This is also vanity. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:26A man who labors, labors for himself, and drives from him his own ruin. 1

Ecclesiastes 2:11And I looked on all my works 1 Which my hands had wrought, 1 And on my labor which I labored to perform: 1 And, behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, 1 And there is no advantage under the sun. 1

Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is a handful of rest 1 Than two handfuls of trouble 1 And waywardness of spirit. 1

Ecclesiastes 5:10In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: 1 And what virtue has the owner, 1 But the right of beholding it with his eyes? 1

Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labor of a man is for his mouth, 1 And yet the appetite shall not be satisfied. 1

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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