7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.


In Context

4 For he comes in with vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

5 Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this has more rest than the other.

6 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet has he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

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

8 For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, that knows to walk before the living?

9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:7All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.