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Ecclesiastes 6:7

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One Must Learn to Be Content with What One Has

7All of a man’s toil is for his mouth—

yet his appetite is never satisfied.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,

yet their appetite is never satisfied.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

All of a person’s labor is for his stomach,

yet the appetite is never satisfied.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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