Ecclesiastes 6:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 6:7

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Berean Standard Bible

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

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KJV

King James Version

All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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WEB

World English Bible

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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ASV

American Standard Version

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 6

⁵ The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

⁶ even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

⁷ All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

⁸ What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

⁹ Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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