All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
We are deceiving ourselves if we think that all our desires can be fulfilled.
See also Ps 59:15; Is 55:2; Jn 4:13–14
Dissatisfaction as a result of divine judgment
Leviticus 26:26 ESV
When I break your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
See also Is 9:19–21; Eze 7:19; Mic 6:14
Death is never satisfied
Proverbs 27:20 ESV
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
See also Pr 30:15–16; Hab 2:5
Dissatisfaction is characteristic of the unrighteous
Proverbs 13:4 ESV
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Why are Christians more satisfied than nonChristians?
See also Es 5:9–13; Ec 5:10; Eze 16:28–29; 3 Jn 9–10
