Ecclesiastes 6:7
“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”
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Ecclesiastes 6:7 Context
5Moreouer hee hath not seene the Sunne, nor knowen any thing: this hath more rest then the other. 6¶ Yea though he liue a thousand yeeres twice told, yet hath he seene no good: Doe not all goe to one place? 7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 8For what hath the wise more then the foole? what hath the poore, that knoweth to walke before the liuing? 9¶ Better is the sight of the eyes, then the wandering of the desire: this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- King James Version
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- American Standard Version (1901)
All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.
- Basic English Bible
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- Darby Bible
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- Webster's Bible
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- World English Bible
All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
- Youngs Literal Bible
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 6:7
6:7 Is - For meat. And yet - Men are insatiable in their desires, and restless in their endeavours after more, and never say, they have enough.