Ecclesiastes 5:17
King James Version (KJV)
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
World English Bible (WEB)
All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
Ecclesiastes 5:17 Cross References
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
