For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor 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.
Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also is vanity.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).