Ecclesiastes 6:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We struggle just to have enough to eat, but we are never satisfied.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:26

The hungrier you are, the harder you work.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All of life is far more boring than words could ever say. Our eyes and our ears are never satisfied with what we see and hear.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

If you love money and wealth, you will never be satisfied with what you have. This doesn't make sense either.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

And since the king is the highest official, he benefits most from the taxes paid on the land.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

You may live a long time and have a hundred children. But a child born dead is better off than you, unless you enjoy life and have a decent burial.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

We may be sensible, yet we are no better off than a fool. And if we are poor, it still doesn't do us any good to try to live right.

Matthew 6:25

I tell you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food or clothing?

Luke 12:19

Then I'll say to myself, ‘You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’ ”

John 6:27

Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”