Ecclesiastes 2:23 - Revised Version 1885 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For all his days are but pain and sorrow, and his work is a vexation and grief; his mind takes no rest even at night. This is also vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)! American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible All their days are pain, and their work is aggravation; even at night, their hearts don’t find rest. This too is pointless. Catholic Public Domain Version All his days have been filled with sorrows and hardships; neither does he rest his mind, even in the night. And is this not emptiness? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All his days axe full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity? |