Ecclesiastes 5:17

New Century Version

All they get are days full of sadness and sorrow, and they end up sick, defeated, and angry.

Cross References

Genesis 3:17

Then God said to the man, “You listened to what your wife said, and you ate fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat. “So I will put a curse on the ground, and you will have to work very hard for your food. In pain you will eat its food all the days of your life.

1 Kings 17:12

The woman answered, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar and only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood so I could go home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”

2 Kings 1:2

Ahaziah fell down through the wooden bars in his upstairs room in Samaria and was badly hurt. He sent messengers and told them, “Go, ask Baal-Zebub, god of Ekron, if I will recover from my injuries.”

2 Kings 1:6

They said, “A man came to meet us. He said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him what the Lord says: “Why do you send messengers to ask questions of Baal-Zebub, god of Ekron? Is it because you think there is no God in Israel? You will never get up from the bed you are lying on; you will die.” ’ ”

2 Kings 5:27

So Naaman’s skin disease will come on you and your children forever.” When Gehazi left Elisha, he had the disease and was as white as snow.

Job 21:25

But another person dies with an unhappy heart, never enjoying any happiness.

Psalm 102:9

I eat ashes for food, and my tears fall into my drinks.

Psalm 127:2

It is no use for you to get up early and stay up late, working for a living. The Lord gives sleep to those he loves.

Psalm 39:6

People are like shadows moving about. All their work is for nothing; they collect things but don’t know who will get them.

Psalm 78:33

So he ended their days without meaning and their years in terror.

Ecclesiastes 2:10

Anything I saw and wanted, I got for myself; I did not miss any pleasure I desired. I was pleased with everything I did, and this pleasure was the reward for all my hard work.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

All of their lives their work is full of pain and sorrow, and even at night their minds don’t rest. This is also useless.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember: God gives good times and hard times, and no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Acts 12:23

Because Herod did not give the glory to God, an angel of the Lord immediately caused him to become sick, and he was eaten by worms and died.