Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
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- Prov 16:26 : 26 A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused `him' to bend over it.
- Matt 6:25 : 25 `Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?
- John 6:27 : 27 work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.'
- 1 Tim 6:6-8 : 6 but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment; 7 for nothing did we bring into the world -- `it is' manifest that we are able to carry nothing out; 8 but having food and raiment -- with these we shall suffice ourselves;
- Gen 3:17-19 : 17 And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed `is' the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life, 18 and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field; 19 by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'
- Luke 12:19 : 19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
- Eccl 5:10 : 10 Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity.
- Eccl 6:3 : 3 If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, `Better than he `is' the untimely birth.'
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26A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused `him' to bend over it.
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8All these things are wearying; a man is not able to speak, the eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor filled is the ear from hearing.
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6And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?
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8For what advantage `is' to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
9Better `is' the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.
10What `is' that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it `is' man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.
11For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage `is' to man?
12For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?
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19And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.
20And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.
21For there is a man whose labour `is' in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this `is' vanity and a great evil.
22For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?
23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also `is' vanity.
24There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it `is' from the hand of God.
25For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?
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1There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it `is' great on man:
2A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this `is' vanity, and it `is' an evil disease.
3If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, `Better than he `is' the untimely birth.'
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2Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole `is' vanity.
3What advantage `is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?
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8There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all his labour! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and `he saith not', `For whom am I labouring and bereaving my soul of good?' This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.
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16And this also `is' a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage `is' to him who laboureth for wind?
17Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
18Lo, that which I have seen: `It is' good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it `is' his portion.
19Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.
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6Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.
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10And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,
11and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!
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17then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.
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9What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?
10I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.
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6`Better `is' a handful `with' quietness, than two handfuls `with' labour and vexation of spirit.'
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12I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
13yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it `is' a gift of God.
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4And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.
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23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.
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20Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
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10Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity.
11In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit `is' to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?
12Sweet `is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
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14I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit!
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17And I have hated life, for sad to me `is' the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.
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16there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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15And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.
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8Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.
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22And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?
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6Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.
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1Is there not a warfare to man on earth? And as the days of an hireling his days?
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19For an event `is to' the sons of man, and an event `is to' the beasts, even one event `is' to them; as the death of this, so `is' the death of that; and one spirit `is' to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole `is' vanity.
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7A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.