17All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow.


In Context

14 For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.

15 As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.

16 A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?

17 All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow.

18 This therefore hath seemed good to me, that a man should eat and drink, and enjoy the fruit of his labour, wherewith he hath laboured under the sun, all the days of his life, which God hath given him: and this is his portion.

19 And every man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to enjoy his portion, and to rejoice of his labour: this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and [he hath] much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed and hath sickness and wrath.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17All his days also he eats in darkness, and he has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.