Ecclesiastes 6:7
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Qohelet meditates on the absurdity of a man to whom God gives great wealth but not the ability to enjoy it — a stranger enjoys it instead. Even a man who lives a thousand years twice over without finding enjoyment, …
Otras traducciones
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
All the labour of man <FI>is<Fi> for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.
Referencias cruzadas
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the …
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it …
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also …
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, …
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; …
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, …
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of …
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.