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.
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Genesis 47:9
"My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years, " Jacob replied. "My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the lives of my fathers."

Job 5:7
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

Job 14:1
Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

Psalm 90:7-10, 15
For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. . . .

Psalm 127:2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat--for He gives sleep to His beloved.

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Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

Esther 6:1
That night, sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the book of records, the chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

Job 7:13, 14
When I think My bed will comfort me, and my couch will ease my complaint, . . .

Psalm 6:6, 7
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. . . .

Psalm 32:4
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

Psalm 77:2-4
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. . . .

Daniel 6:18
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. "We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God, " they said.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

International Standard Version
Indeed, all of his days are filled with sorrow, and his struggles bring grief. In fact, his mind remains restless throughout the night. This is pointless, too!

NET Bible
For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!
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