Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.”

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.”

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.”

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.”

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.”

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Beholde then, what I haue seene good, that it is comely to eate, and to drinke, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he traueileth vnder the sunne, the whole nomber of the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for this is his portion.”

Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:17 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5

15 C’est encore là un mal grave. Il s’en va comme il était venu; et quel avantage lui revient-il d’avoir travaillé pour du vent?

16 De plus, toute sa vie il mange dans les ténèbres, et il a beaucoup de chagrin, de maux et d’irritation.

17 Voici ce que j’ai vu: c’est pour l’homme une chose bonne et belle de manger et de boire, et de jouir du bien-être au milieu de tout le travail qu’il fait sous le soleil, pendant le nombre des jours de vie que Dieu lui a donnés; car c’est là sa part.

18 Mais, si Dieu a donné à un homme des richesses et des biens, s’il l’a rendu maître d’en manger, d’en prendre sa part, et de se réjouir au milieu de son travail, c’est là un don de Dieu.

19 Car il ne se souviendra pas beaucoup des jours de sa vie, parce que Dieu répand la joie dans son cœur.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:17 Mean?

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