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Ecclesiastes 2:23

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
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English Standard Version

For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.

New International Version

All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.

Catholic Public Domain Version

All his days have been filled with sorrows and hardships; neither does he rest his mind, even in the night. And is this not emptiness