Ecclesiastes · Unlocked Literal Bible
Ecclesiastes 6 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavy on men.
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
2 God might give riches, wealth, and honor to a man so that he lacks nothing that he desires for himself, but then God gives him no ability to enjoy it. Instead, someone else uses his things. This is vapor, an evil affliction.
2 a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but if his heart is not satisfied with good and he is not buried, then I say that a baby that is born dead is better off than he is.
3 If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he;
4 Even such a baby is born in futility and passes away in darkness, and its name remains hidden.
4 for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
5 Although this child does not see the sun or know anything, it has rest even though that man did not.
5 Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.
6 Even if a man should live for two thousand years but does not learn to enjoy good things, he goes to the same place as everyone else.
6 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place?
7 All a man's work is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
8 Indeed, what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have even if he knows how to act in front of other people?
8 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
9 It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see than to desire what a wandering appetite craves, which is also vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
10 Whatever has existed has already been given its name, and what mankind is like has already been known. So it has become useless to dispute with the one who is the mighty judge of all.
10 Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
11 The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, so what advantage is that to a man?
11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
12 For who knows what is good for man in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come under the sun after he passes?
12 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ecclesiastes 5:13
- 2 Ecclesiastes 5:19; Psalm 17:14; Psalm 73:7; Lamentations 5:2; 1 Kings 3:13
- 3 Job 3:16; Ecclesiastes 4:3; 2 Kings 9:35; Jeremiah 22:19; Genesis 47:9
- 4 Psalm 109:13
- 5 Psalm 90:7–9; Job 14:1; Psalm 58:8; Job 3:10–13
- 6 Ecclesiastes 3:20; Hebrews 9:27; Job 30:23; Job 1:21; Job 7:7
- 7 John 6:27; Proverbs 16:26; 1 Timothy 6:6–8; Matthew 6:25; Ecclesiastes 5:10
- 8 Proverbs 19:1; Ecclesiastes 2:14–16; Psalm 116:9; Psalm 101:2; Ecclesiastes 5:11
- 9 Ecclesiastes 1:14; Job 31:7; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 2:11
- 10 Job 9:32; Isaiah 45:9–10; Job 40:2; Romans 9:19–20; Genesis 3:17–19
- 11 Ecclesiastes 4:16; Ecclesiastes 5:7; Hosea 12:1; Ecclesiastes 2:3–11; Ecclesiastes 4:1–4
- 12 James 4:14; Job 14:2; Ecclesiastes 3:22; Psalm 144:4; Lamentations 3:24–27
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