Ecclesiastes 2:23
Ecclesiastes 2:20-23 The Message (MSG)
That’s when I called it quits, gave up on anything that could be hoped for on this earth. What’s the point of working your fingers to the bone if you hand over what you worked for to someone who never lifted a finger for it? Smoke, that’s what it is. A bad business from start to finish. So what do you get from a life of hard labor? Pain and grief from dawn to dusk. Never a decent night’s rest. Nothing but smoke.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 King James Version (KJV)
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 New Century Version (NCV)
All of their lives their work is full of pain and sorrow, and even at night their minds don’t rest. This is also useless.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
For 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.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 New International Version (NIV)
All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For all his days his work is painful and sorrowful; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity (worthless).