傳道書 6:7

7 人 的 勞 碌 都 為 口 腹 ， 心 裡 卻 不 知 足 。

傳道書 6:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labour of man [is] for his mouth
For the food of his mouth, as the Targum; for the sustenance of his body, for food and clothing, part being put for the whole: all that a man labours for is to get this; and if he does not enjoy it, his labour is in vain; meats are for the belly, which are taken in by the mouth, and for these a man labours; and if he does not eat them, when he has got them, he labours to no purpose; and yet the appetite is not filled;
even the bodily or sensual appetite; no, not even by those who eat the fruit of their labour; for though their hunger is allayed for the present, and the appetite is satisfied for a while, yet it returns again, and requires more food, and so continually: or, "the soul is not filled", or "satisfied" ^F3; it is the body only that is filled or satisfied with such things, at best; the mind of man grasps after greater things, and can find no contentment or satisfaction in earthly or sensual enjoyments. This seems to be a new argument, proving the vanity of riches, from the narrow use of them; which only reaches to the body, not to the soul.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (almt al vpnh) "anima non implebitur", Pagninus, Montanus; "anima non expletur", Mercerus, Gejerus; "non impletur", Cocceius, so Broughton; "non satiatur", Drusius.

傳道書 6:7 In-Context

5 並 且 沒 有 見 過 天 日 ， 也 毫 無 知 覺 ； 這 胎 ， 比 那 人 倒 享 安 息 。

6 那 人 雖 然 活 千 年 ， 再 活 千 年 ， 卻 不 享 福 ， 眾 人 豈 不 都 歸 一 個 地 方 去 麼 ？

7 人 的 勞 碌 都 為 口 腹 ， 心 裡 卻 不 知 足 。

8 這 樣 看 來 ， 智 慧 人 比 愚 昧 人 有 甚 麼 長 處 呢 ？ 窮 人 在 眾 人 面 前 知 道 如 何 行 ， 有 甚 麼 長 處 呢 ？

9 眼 睛 所 看 的 比 心 裡 妄 想 的 倒 好 。 這 也 是 虛 空 ， 也 是 捕 風 。