Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet his desire is not satisfied. [Prov. 16:26.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet his desire is not satisfied. [Prov. 16:26.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

All of a person’s labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

The reason people work so hard is to get food. But they never have enough to eat.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

People work and work to feed themselves, but they are never satisfied.

All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

We do all our work just to get something to eat, but we never have enough.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Everything that people work so hard for goes into their mouths, but their appetite is never satisfied.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

All man's labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not fulfilled.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

All the labor of a person is for his mouth, to fill his stomach, but his appetite is not filled.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

All man's toil is for his mouth, yet his desire is not fulfilled.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach — yet his appetite is never satisfied!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Man eats up everything he works to get. But he is never satisfied.

English NIV

All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

English NKJ 1982

All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied.

English NLT

All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

All human toil is for the mouth, yet the appetite is not satisfied.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Wise men and fools alike spend their lives scratching for food and never seem to get enough.

English Tyndale 1537

All the labour that man taketh, is for himself, and yet his desire is never filled after his mind.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 — Compare Translations