Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Holman Bible
yet the appetite is never satisfied.
International Standard Version
Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied.
A Conservative Version
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
American Standard Version
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Amplified
All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet the desire [of his soul] is not satisfied.
Bible in Basic English
All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.
Darby Translation
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Julia Smith Translation
All the labor of man for his mouth, and also the soul shall not be filled.
King James 2000
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Lexham Expanded Bible
All of a man's toil [is] for his mouth-- yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Modern King James verseion
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All the labour that man taketh is for himself, and yet his desire is never filled after his mind.
NET Bible
All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach -- yet his appetite is never satisfied!
New Heart English Bible
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
The Emphasized Bible
All the toil of man, is for his mouth, - though, even the desire, is not satisfied!
Webster
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
World English Bible
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Youngs Literal Translation
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
Interlinear
`amal
Peh
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
One Must Learn To Be Content With What One Has
6
Even though he lives a thousand years twice over, yet he has seen no good. Do not all go to one place?
7
Cross References
Proverbs 16:26
He who works labors for himself. His hungry mouth spurs him on.
Genesis 3:17-19
He said to Adam: Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
A man can have a hundred children and live many years. If he does not enjoy prosperity and have a decent burial, a stillborn child is better off then he.
Matthew 6:25
I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink. And do not worry about your body, what you will wear. Is life worth more than food? And is the body worth more than clothes?
Luke 12:19
I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.'
John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes but for food that offers everlasting life. The Son of man will give you this food. The Father, even God, has set his seal upon him.
1 Timothy 6:6-8
Godliness with contentment is great gain.