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


In Context

4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

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

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

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

8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth 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 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.

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.