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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי מה הוה לאדם בכל עמלו וברעיון לבו--שהוא עמל תחת השמש
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky mh hvh lAdm bkl `mlv vbr`yvn lbv--SHhvA `ml tKHt hSHmSH

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
quid enim proderit homini de universo labore suo et adflictione spiritus qua sub sole cruciatus est

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For what has man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he has labored under the sun?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart, with which he has labored under the sun?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Authorized (King James) Version   
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
New King James Version   
For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun?
21st Century King James Version   
For what hath man for all his labor and for the vexation of his heart wherewith he hath labored under the sun?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Darby Bible Translation   
For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he bath been tormented under the sun?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun?
God's Word   
What do people get from all of their hard work and struggles under the sun?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For what does a man get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?
International Standard Version   
For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?
NET Bible   
What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?
New American Standard Bible   
For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?
New International Version   
What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun?
New Living Translation   
So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety?
Webster's Bible Translation   
For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun?
The World English Bible   
For what has a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
EasyEnglish Bible   
People have to do a lot of hard work on this earth and it causes them to worry. But in the end, they have nothing.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?
New Life Version   
For what does a man get from all his work and trouble under the sun?
The Voice Bible   
What exactly do people get out of all their work and all the stresses they put themselves through here under the sun?
Living Bible   
So I turned in despair from hard work as the answer to my search for satisfaction. For though I spend my life searching for wisdom, knowledge, and skill, I must leave all of it to someone who hasn’t done a day’s work in his life; he inherits all my efforts, free of charge. This is not only foolish but unfair. So what does a man get for all his hard work? Days full of sorrow and grief, and restless, bitter nights. It is all utterly ridiculous.
New Catholic Bible   
For what does a man gain from all the toil and effort that he has expended under the sun?
Legacy Standard Bible   
For what does a man get in all his labor and in the striving of his heart with which he labors under the sun?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For what does man have of all his labour and of the vexation of his heart in which he has laboured under the sun?
Christian Standard Bible   
For what does a person get with all his work and all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For what has a man left from all his labor and from the striving and vexation of his heart in which he has toiled under the sun?
New Century Version   
What do people get for all their work and struggling here on earth?
The Message   
That’s when I called it quits, gave up on anything that could be hoped for on this earth. What’s the point of working your fingers to the bone if you hand over what you worked for to someone who never lifted a finger for it? Smoke, that’s what it is. A bad business from start to finish. So what do you get from a life of hard labor? Pain and grief from dawn to dusk. Never a decent night’s rest. Nothing but smoke.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
For what does a man gain through all his hard work, through all the turmoil in his heart, as he works so hard under the sun?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun?
Good News Translation®   
You work and worry your way through life, and what do you have to show for it?
Wycliffe Bible   
For why what shall it profit to a man of all his travail, and torment of spirit, with which he was tormented under [the] sun? (For what shall it profit a person for all his labour, and trials and tribulations, with which he was tormented under the sun?)
Contemporary English Version   
What do we really gain from all of our hard work?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
What has a man from all the toil and strain with which he toils beneath the sun?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun?
Common English Bible © 2011   
I mean, What do people get for all their hard work and struggles under the sun?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For what does a man get from all his labor and from the striving and sorrow of his heart with which he labors under the sun?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For what profit comes to mortals from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which they toil under the sun?
New American Standard Bible   
For what does a person get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?
The Expanded Bible   
What do people get for all their ·work [toil] and ·struggling [anxiety] ·here on earth [L under the sun; 1:3]?
Tree of Life Version   
For what does a man get for all his toil and longing of his heart for which he laborers under the sun?
Revised Standard Version   
What has a man from all the toil and strain with which he toils beneath the sun?
New International Reader's Version   
What do people get for all their hard work on earth? What do they get for all their worries?
BRG Bible   
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Complete Jewish Bible   
For what does a person get from all his efforts and ambitions permeating the work he does under the sun?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For what hath adam for all his amal, and for all the striving of his lev, wherein he hath labored under the shemesh?
Names of God Bible   
What do people get from all of their hard work and struggles under the sun?
Modern English Version   
For what becomes of a man with all his labor and with the striving in his heart that he toils under the sun?
Easy-to-Read Version   
What do people really have after all their work and struggling in this life?
International Children’s Bible   
What does a person get for all his work and struggling here on earth?
Lexham English Bible   
For what does a person receive for all his toil and in the longing of his heart with which he toils under the sun?
New International Version - UK   
What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labour under the sun?