Ecclesiastes 2:22
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New International Version (©1984)
What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun?

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
What do people get from all of their hard work and struggles under the sun?

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

American King James Version
For what has man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he has labored under the sun?

American Standard Version
For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?

Bible in Basic English
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?

Douay-Rheims Bible
For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he bath been tormented under the sun?

Darby Bible Translation
For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?

English Revised Version
For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?

Webster's Bible Translation
For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?

World English Bible
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?

Young's Literal Translation
For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?

Geneva Study Bible

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

Wesley's Notes

2:22 For what - What comfort or benefit remains to any man after this short and frail life is once ended?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

22. Same sentiment as in Ec 2:21, interrogatively.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:18-26 Our hearts are very loth to quit their expectations of great things from the creature; but Solomon came to this at length. The world is a vale of tears, even to those that have much of it. See what fools they are, who make themselves drudges to the world, which affords a man nothing better than subsistence for the body. And the utmost he can attain in this respect is to allow himself a sober, cheerful use thereof, according to his rank and condition. But we must enjoy good in our labour; we must use those things to make us diligent and cheerful in worldly business. And this is the gift of God. Riches are a blessing or a curse to a man, according as he has, or has not, a heart to make a good use of them. To those that are accepted of the Lord, he gives joy and satisfaction in the knowledge and love of him. But to the sinner he allots labour, sorrow, vanity, and vexation, in seeking a worldly portion, which yet afterwards comes into better hands. Let the sinner seriously consider his latter end. To seek a lasting portion in the love of Christ and the blessings it bestows, is the only way to true and satisfying enjoyment even of this present world.


Ecclesiastes 1:3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:11 Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun. (NASB ©1995)

Anxious Beneath Care Heart Labor Laboreth Laboured Strain Striving Sun Thought Toil Toils Vexation Wearied Weight Wherein Wherewith Work


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

hath man 1:3 3:9 5:10,11,17 6:7,8 8:15 Pr 16:26 1Ti 6:8

and of the 4:6,8 Ps 127:2 Mt 6:11,25,34 16:26 Lu 12:22,29 Php 4:6 1Pe 5:7

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