Ecclesiastes 2:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

Young's Literal Translation
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also [is] vanity.

King James Bible
For all his days [are] sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

Hebrew
Indeed,
כִּ֧י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his days
יָמָ֣יו (yā·māw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

are filled with grief,
מַכְאֹבִ֗ים (maḵ·’ō·ḇîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4341: Anguish, affliction

and his task
עִנְיָנ֔וֹ (‘in·yā·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6045: Ado, employment, an affair

is sorrowful;
וָכַ֙עַס֙ (wā·ḵa·‘as)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3708: Vexation, anger

even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

at night,
בַּלַּ֖יְלָה (bal·lay·lāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

his mind
לִבּ֑וֹ (lib·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

does not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rest.
שָׁכַ֣ב (šā·ḵaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

This
זֶ֖ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

too
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

is futile.
הֶ֥בֶל (he·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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