Ecclesiastes 5:17
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
KJV
Hoc itaque visum est mihi bonum, ut comedat quis et bibat, et fruatur lætitia ex labore suo quo laboravit ipse sub sole, numero dierum vitæ suæ quos dedit ei Deus ; et hæc est pars illius.
Vulgate
Ἰδοὺ ἴδον ἐγὼ ἀγαθὸν ὅ ἐστιν καλόν, τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ ἰδεῖν ἀγαθωσύνην ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ᾧ ἐὰν μοχθῇ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν ζωῆς αὐτοῦ ὧν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεός· ὅτι αὐτὸ μερὶς αὐτοῦ.
LXX
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
ASV
הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽ/אֶכוֹל וְ֠/לִ/שְׁתּוֹת וְ/לִ/רְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּ/כָל עֲמָל֣/וֹ שֶׁ/יַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי חי/ו חַיָּ֛י/ו אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן ל֥/וֹ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eccl 2:22 — For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
- Gen 3:17 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sak
- Ps 13:2 — How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
- Ps 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.