A worker’s appetite keeps him working. His hunger makes him work so that he can eat.
Ecclesiastes 6:7 - Easy To Read Version A man works and works. Why? To feed himself. But he is never satisfied. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet his desire is not satisfied. [Prov. 16:26.] American Standard Version (1901) All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. Common English Bible All the hard work of humans is for the mouth, but the appetite is never full. Catholic Public Domain Version Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled. |
A worker’s appetite keeps him working. His hunger makes him work so that he can eat.
Words can’t fully explain things. {\cf2\super [3]} But people continue speaking. {\cf2\super [4]} Words come again and again to our ears. But our ears don’t become full. And our eyes don’t become full of the things we see.
The person that loves money will never be satisfied with the money he has. The person that loves wealth will not be satisfied when he gets more and more. This is also senseless.
A person might live a long time. And that person might have 100 children. But if that person is not satisfied with those good things, and if no one remembers him after his death, then I say that a baby that dies at birth is better off than that man.
In this way, a wise man is no better than a foolish person. It is better to be a poor man that knows how to accept life as it is.
“So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. And don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes.
Then I can say to myself, I have many good things stored. I have saved enough for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!’
Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”