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


In Context

4 For he came in vain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be wholly forgotten.

5 He hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil:

6 Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place?

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

8 What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life?

9 Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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