23All his days axe full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?


In Context

20 Wherefore I left off and my heart renounced labouring any more under the sun.

21 For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil.

22 For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he bath been tormented under the sun?

23 All his days axe full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?

24 Is it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God.

25 Who shall so feast and abound with delights as I?

Ecclesiastes 2:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days [are] sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:23All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are but'sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are but sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also is vanity.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yes, his heart takes not rest in the night. This is also vanity.