Ecclesiastes 5:17

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15 ^aAs he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return,
To go as he came;
And he shall take nothing from his labor
Which he may carry away in his hand.

16 And this also is a severe evil—
Just exactly as he came, so shall he go.
And ^awhat profit has he ^bwho has labored for the wind?

17 All his days ^ahe also eats in darkness,
And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger.

18 Here is what I have seen: ^aIt is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; ^bfor it is his heritage.

19 As for ^aevery man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his¹ heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the ^bgift of God.

20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:17

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American Standard Version
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.

Amplified® Bible
All his days also he eats in darkness [cheerlessly, with no sweetness and light in them], and much sorrow and sickness and wrath are his.

Contemporary English Version
Besides all this, they are always gloomy at mealtime, and they are troubled, sick, and bitter.

Darby English Version
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.

Good News Bible
We get to live our lives in darkness and grief, worried, angry, and sick.

King James Version
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

New American Standard Bible
Throughout his life {he} also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

New International Version
All his days he eats in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction and anger.

New King James Version
All his days he also eats in darkness,
And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Throughout his life he also eats in darkness with great vexation, sickness and anger.

Revised Standard Version
and spent all his days in darkness and grief, in much vexation and sickness and resentment?

Young's Literal Translation
Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.

New English Translation
Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life,¹ and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.

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