Ecclesiastes 2:23
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English Standard Version
For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.

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!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their entire life is filled with pain, and their work is unbearable. Even at night their minds don't rest. Even this is pointless.

King James 2000 Bible
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart takes not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

American King James Version
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yes, his heart takes not rest in the night. This is also 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
All his days axe full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?

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

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
For all his days are sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, 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.

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.
Lexicon
For all his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
are sorrows
mak'ob  (mak-obe')
anguish or (figuratively) affliction -- grief, pain, sorrow.
and his travail
`inyan  (in-yawn')
ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair -- business, travail.
grief
ka`ac  (kah'-as)
vexation -- anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
yea his heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
taketh not rest
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
in the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
This is also vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
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