"For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?" — Ecclesiastes 2:22

Ecclesiastes 2:22 · KJV

“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”

— Ecclesiastes 2:22

For there is a man whose labour {is} in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it {for} his portion. This also {is} vanity and a great evil. {leave: Heb. give}

Verse 23

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 — Context

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

For all his days {are} sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

{There is} nothing better for a man, {than} that he should eat and drink, and {that} he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it {was} from the hand of God. {should make...: or, delight his senses}

Cross References

Psalms 127:2

{It is} vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: {for} so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Ecclesiastes 1:3

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

Matthew 6:34

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day {is} the evil thereof.

1 Timothy 6:8

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

1 Peter 5:7

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better {is} an handful {with} quietness, than both the hands full {with} travail and vexation of spirit.