Ecclesiastes 2:22

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 2:22

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Berean Standard Bible

For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

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KJV

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?

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 2

²⁰ So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.

²¹ When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

²² For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

²³ Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

²⁴ Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

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