Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”

Ecclesiastes 2:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 2:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 2:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?”

Ecclesiastes 2:22 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?”

Ecclesiastes 2:22 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 2:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?”

Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?”

Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?”

Ecclesiastes 2:22 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:22 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2

20 Tornéme por tanto á desesperanzar mi corazón acerca de todo el trabajo en que me afané, y en que había ocupado debajo del sol mi sabiduría.

21 ¡Que el hombre trabaje con sabiduría, y con ciencia, y con rectitud, y que haya de dar su hacienda á hombre que nunca trabajó en ello! También es esto vanidad y mal grande.

22 Porque ¿qué tiene el hombre de todo su trabajo, y fatiga de su corazón, con que debajo del sol él se afanara?

23 Porque todos sus días [no] son [sino] dolores, y sus trabajos molestias: aun de noche su corazón no reposa. Esto también es vanidad.

24 No hay cosa mejor para el hombre [sino] que coma y beba, y que su alma vea el bien de su trabajo. También tengo yo visto que esto es de la mano de Dios.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 2:22 Mean?

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