Ecclesiastes 2:23

Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

World English Bible

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

American Standard Version

For all his days are but sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

Geneva Bible 1599

For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.

Darby Translation

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

Young's Literal Translation

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also [is] vanity.

Bible in Basic English

All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.

In context

22For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Read Ecclesiastes 2