Ecclesiastes 6:7
Strong's Lexicon
All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

a man’s
הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

labor
עֲמַ֥ל (‘ă·mal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5999: 1) toil, trouble, labour 1a) trouble 1b) trouble, mischief 1c) toil, labour

[is] for his mouth,
לְפִ֑יהוּ (lə·p̄î·hū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

yet
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

his appetite
הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

is never
לֹ֥א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

satisfied.
תִמָּלֵֽא׃ (ṯim·mā·lê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4390: 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation
All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All man’s labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied.

New American Standard Bible
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

King James Bible
All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Everyone's toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

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

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

International Standard Version
Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied.

NET Bible
All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach--yet his appetite is never satisfied!

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
















Cross References
Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Ecclesiastes 6:8
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

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

Ecclesiastes 6:5
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

Ecclesiastes 6:4
For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

Ecclesiastes 6:9
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
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