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OET (OET-RV) What’s more, all his life he’ll eat in darkness,
⇔ and in a lot of distress, as well as sickness and anger.![]()
OET-LV (ECC 5:16) [fn] also all_of his/its_days in_darkness he_eats and_he_is_vexed greatly and_sickness_of_his and_anger.
5:16 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.17![]()
UHB 16 גַּ֥ם כָּל־יָמָ֖יו בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְחָלְי֥וֹ וָקָֽצֶף׃ ‡
(16 gam kāl-yāmāyv baḩoshek yoʼkēl vəkāˊaş harbēh vəḩāləyō vāqāʦef.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (ECC 5:16) Καί γε πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ ἐν σκότει, καὶ ἐν πένθει, καὶ θυμῷ πολλῷ, καὶ ἀῤῥωστίᾳ, καὶ χόλῳ.
(Kai ge pasai hai haʸmerai autou en skotei, kai en penthei, kai thumōi pollōi, kai aɽɽōstia, kai ⱪolōi.)
BrTr (ECC 5:16) Yea, all his days are in darkness, and in mourning, and much sorrow, and infirmity, and wrath.
ULT Also, all his days in darkness he eats, and, in great vexation and his sickness and anger.
UST Moreover, every day of his life, he sat in the dark when he ate his meals—deeply depressed, fatigued from illness, and fuming.
BSB & MSB Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
OEB No OEB ECC 5:17 book available
WEBBE & WMBB All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
NET Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life,
⇔ and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.
LSV He also consumes all his days in darkness, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
FBV They live their lives in darkness, very frustrated, sick, and resentful.
T4T Furthermore, rich people are always miserable [MET] and sad,
⇔ and depressed/discouraged and often sick and ◄resentful/thinking that what has happened to them is unfair►.
LEB Also, he eats in darkness all his days; he is frustrated in much sickness and resentment.
BBE All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.
Moff spending his days in gloominess, privations, deep anxieties, distress, and fits of anger?
JPS (ECC 5:16) (5-15) And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what profit hath he that he laboureth for the wind?
ASV All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed, and hath sickness and wrath.
DRA (ECC 5:16) All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow.
YLT Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
Drby All his days also he eateth in darkness, and hath much vexation, and sickness, and irritation.
RV All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed and hath sickness and wrath.
(All his days also he eateth/eats in darkness, and he is sore vexed and hath/has sickness and wrath.)
SLT Also all his days in darkness shall he eat, and much vexation and his sickness and his anger.
Wbstr All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
KJB-1769 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
(All his days also he eateth/eats in darkness, and he hath/has much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.)
KJB-1611 All his dayes also hee eateth in darkenesse, and he hath much sorrowe, and wrath with his sicknesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps All the dayes of his lyfe also he dyd eate in the darke, with great carefulnesse, sicknesse, and sorowe.
(All the days of his life also he did eat in the dark, with great carefulness, sickness, and sorrow.)
Gnva Beholde then, what I haue seene good, that it is comely to eate, and to drinke, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he traueileth vnder the sunne, the whole nomber of the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for this is his portion.
(Behold then, what I have seen good, that it is comely to eat, and to drink, and to take pleasure in all his labour, wherein he travaileth/travails under the sun, the whole number of the days of his life, which God giveth/gives him: for this is his portion.)
Cvdl All the daies of his life also must he eate in the darcke, with greate carefulnesse, sicknesse & sorow.
(All the days of his life also must he eat in the dark, with great carefulness, sickness and sorrow.)
Wycl (ECC 5:16) In alle the daies of his lijf he eet in derknessis, and in many bisinessis, and in nedynesse, and sorewe.
(In all the days of his life he eat in darkness, and in many businesses, and in neediness, and sorrow.)
Luth (ECC 5:16) Sein Leben, lang hat er im Finstern gegessen und in großem Grämen und Krankheit und Traurigkeit.
(Be life, long has he in_the darkness eaten and in large grief and illness and sadness.)
ClVg (ECC 5:16) cunctis diebus vitæ suæ comedit in tenebris, et in curis multis, et in ærumna atque tristitia.]
(to_all days of_life his/her_own(pl) he_ate in/into/on darkness, and in/into/on worries many, and in/into/on drought/hardships and_yet sadness.])
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
כָּל יָמָ֖יו בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל
all/each/any/every his/its=days in,darkness eats
If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the action he eats before the expressions of time and manner all his days in darkness. Alternate translation: [he eats in darkness all his days]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
כָּל יָמָ֖יו
all/each/any/every his/its=days
Solomon says all his days as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [his entire life]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל
in,darkness eats
Here Solomon is speaking as if the man’s misery were darkness. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in misery he eats]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וְחָלְי֥וֹ
and,sickness_of,his
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sickness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and his poor health]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה
and,he_is_vexed much
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of vexation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and greatly vexed]