KJV:
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
NASB:
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men--
KJV:
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
NASB:
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.
KJV:
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
NASB:
Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.
KJV:
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
NASB:
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
KJV:
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
NASB:
For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
KJV:
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
NASB:
It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.
KJV:
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
NASB:
In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider-- God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.