Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 · King James Version

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In other versions

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
ASV
All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.
BBE
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
DBY
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
WEB
All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
YLT
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
ENG
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
WBT
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
BSB

In context

⁵Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

⁶Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

⁷All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

⁸For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

⁹Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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