What does the poor man have,
Who knows how to walk before the living?
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
For it is known that he is man;
bAnd he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
How is man the better?
| << Ecclesiastes 6:6 | Ecclesiastes 6:8 >> |
American Standard Version
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Amplified® Bible
All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet his desire is not satisfied.
Contemporary English Version
We struggle just to have enough to eat, but we are never satisfied.
Darby English Version
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Good News Bible
We do all our work just to get something to eat, but we never have enough.
King James Version
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
New American Standard Bible
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.
New International Version
All man's efforts are for his mouth,
yet his appetite is never satisfied.
New King James Version
All the labor of man is for his mouth,
And yet the soul is not satisfied.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All a man's labor he does for his mouth and yet he does not satisfy his appetite .
Revised Standard Version
All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
Young's Literal Translation
All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
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