The Bible › Bible in Basic English › Ecclesiastes 2
Ecclesiastes 2:22
What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:22 · Bible in Basic English
← PreviousRead Ecclesiastes 2Next →
Ecclesiastes 2:22 in other translations
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.
20 So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.
22 What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?
23 All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.
24 There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God.
25 Who may take food or have pleasure without him?
Read Ecclesiastes 2 in the app The whole chapter