Ecclesiastes 6:7

Ecclesiastes 6:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,

yet their appetite is never satisfied.

7All a person’s labor is for his mouth, and yet 6:7 Lit the soulhis appetite is not 6:7 Lit filledsatisfied.

7All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

7All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet the desire [of his soul] is not satisfied. [Prov 16:26]

7All a man’s labor is for his mouth,

yet his appetite is never satisfied.6:7 Hebrew filled

7People eat up everything they work to get.

But they are never satisfied.