| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ec 2:26 | King James | For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
| Strong Concordance | For God giveth [05414] to a man [0120] that is good [02896] in his sight [06440] wisdom [02451], and knowledge [01847], and joy [08057]: but to the sinner [02398] he giveth [05414] travail [06045], to gather [0622] and to heap up [03664], that he may give [05414] to him that is good [02896] before [06440] God [0430]. This also is vanity [01892] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
| Hebrew For 7469 | |
| Word | r`uwth |
| Pronunciation | reh-ooth' |
| Definition |
probably from 7462; a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after: vexation. |
| Root(s) | 7462 |
| Verse Occurrences | 7 |
| Verse | Other Content | Text |
| Ec 1:14 | C D T R K | I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation [07469] of spirit. |
| Ec 2:11 | C D T R K | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and, behold, all was vanity and vexation [07469] of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. |
| Ec 2:17 | C D T R K | Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation [07469] of spirit. |
| Ec 2:26 | C D T R K | For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy : but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation [07469] of spirit. |
| Ec 4:4 | C D T R K | Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation [07469] of spirit. |
| Ec 4:6 | C D T R K | Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation [07469] of spirit. |
| Ec 6:9 | C D T R K | Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire : this is also vanity and vexation [07469] of spirit. |