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World English Bible Classic
[1] There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men: [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 his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he; [4] for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. [5] Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other. [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 the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. [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] 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 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] For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man? [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?
King James Version
[1] There is H3426 an evil H7451 which H834 I have seen H7200 under the sun, H8121 and it is common H7227 among men: H120 [2] a man H376 to whom God H430 hath given H5414 riches, H6239 wealth, H5233 and honour, H3519 so that he wanteth H2638 nothing for his soul H5315 of all that he desireth, H183 yet God H430 giveth him not power H7980 to eat H398 thereof, but a stranger H376 H5237 eateth H398 it: this is vanity, H1892 and it is an evil H7451 disease. H2483 [3] If a man H376 beget H3205 an hundred H3967 children, and live H2421 many H7227 years, H8141 so that the days H3117 of his years H8141 be many, H7227 and his soul H5315 be not filled H7646 with good, H2896 and also that he have no burial; H6900 I say, H559 that an untimely birth H5309 is better H2896 than he. [4] For H3588 he cometh H935 in with vanity, H1892 and departeth H3212 in darkness, H2822 and his name H8034 shall be covered H3680 with darkness. H2822 [5] Moreover he hath not seen H7200 the sun, H8121 nor known H3045 any thing: this H2088 hath more rest H5183 than H2088 the other. [6] Yea, though H432 he live H2421 a thousand H505 years H8141 twice H6471 told, yet hath he seen H7200 no good: H2896 do not H3808 all H3605 go H1980 to one H259 place? H4725 [7] All H3605 the labour H5999 of man H120 is for his mouth, H6310 and yet the appetite H5315§ is not filled. H4390 [8] For H3588 what H4100 hath the wise H2450 more H3148 than the fool? H3684 what H4100 hath the poor, H6041 that knoweth H3045 to walk H1980 before the living? H2416 [9] Better H2896 is the sight H4758 of the eyes H5869 than the wandering H1980 of the desire: H5315 this is also vanity H1892 and vexation H7469 of spirit. H7307 [10] That which hath been is named H7121 H8034 already, H3528 and it is known H3045 that it is man: H120 neither may H3201 he contend H1777 with H5973 him that is mightier H8623 than he. [11] Seeing there be H3426 many H7235 things H1697 that increase H7235 vanity, H1892 what is man H120 the better? H3148 [12] For who knoweth H3045 what is good H2896 for man H120 in this life, H2416 all H4557 the days H3117 of his vain H1892 life H2416§ which H834 he spendeth H6213 as a shadow? H6738 for who can tell H5046 a man H120 what H4100 shall be after H310 him under the sun? H8121

Footnotes

  1. § 6:7 Heb. soul
  2. § 6:12 Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity
Septuaginta
[1] Ἔστιν G2076 πονηρία, G4189 ἣν G3739 εἶδον G1492 ὑπὸ G5259 τὸν G3588 ἥλιον, G2246 καὶ G2532 πολλή G4183 ἐστιν G2076 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 ἄνθρωπον· G444 [2] ἀνήρ, G435 ᾧ G3739 δώσει G1325 αὐτῷ G846 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 πλοῦτον G4149 καὶ G2532 ὑπάρχοντα G5225 καὶ G2532 δόξαν, G1391 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὑστερῶν G5302 τῇ G3588 ψυχῇ G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπὸ G575 πάντων, G3956 ὧν G3739 ἐπιθυμήσει, G1937 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐξουσιάσει G1850 αὐτῷ G846 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τοῦ G3588 φαγεῖν G5315 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὅτι G3754 ἀνὴρ G435 ξένος G3581 φάγεται G5315 αὐτόν· G846 τοῦτο G5124 ματαιότης G3153 καὶ G2532 ἀρρωστία πονηρά G4190 ἐστιν. G2076 [3] Ἐὰν G1437 γεννήσῃ G1080 ἀνὴρ G435 ἑκατὸν G1540 καὶ G2532 ἔτη G2094 πολλὰ G4183 ζήσεται, G2198 καὶ G2532 πλῆθος G4128 ὅ G3739 τι G5100 ἔσονται G2071 ἡμέραι G2250 ἐτῶν G2094 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ψυχὴ G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐκ G3756 ἐμπλησθήσεται G1705 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 ἀγαθωσύνης, G19 καί G2532 γε G1065 ταφὴ G5027 οὐκ G3756 ἐγένετο G1096 αὐτῷ, G846 εἶπα G2036 Ἀγαθὸν G18 ὑπὲρ G5228 αὐτὸν G846 τὸ G3588 ἔκτρωμα, G1626 [4] ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 ματαιότητι G3153 ἦλθεν G2064 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 σκότει G4655 πορεύεται, G4198 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 σκότει G4655 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 καλυφθήσεται, G2572 [5] καί G2532 γε G1065 ἥλιον G2246 οὐκ G3756 εἶδεν G1492 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνω, G1097 ἀνάπαυσις G372 τούτῳ G5129 ὑπὲρ G5228 τοῦτον. G5126 [6] Καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ἔζησεν G2198 χιλίων G5507 ἐτῶν G2094 καθόδους καὶ G2532 ἀγαθωσύνην G19 οὐκ G3756 εἶδεν, G1492 μὴ G3361 οὐκ G3756 εἰς G1519 τόπον G5117 ἕνα G1520 τὰ G3588 πάντα G3956 πορεύεται; G4198 [7] Πᾶς G3956 μόχθος G3449 τοῦ G3588 ἀνθρώπου G444 εἰς G1519 στόμα G4750 αὐτοῦ, G846 καί G2532 γε G1065 ἡ G3588 ψυχὴ G5590 οὐ G3756 πληρωθήσεται. G4137 [8] Ὅτι G3754 τίς G5101 περισσεία G4050 τῷ G3588 σοφῷ G4680 ὑπὲρ G5228 τὸν G3588 ἄφρονα; G878 Διότι G1360 ὁ G3588 πένης G3993 οἶδεν G1492 πορευθῆναι G4198 κατέναντι G2713 τῆς G3588 ζωῆς. G2222 [9] Ἀγαθὸν G18 ὅραμα G3705 ὀφθαλμῶν G3788 ὑπὲρ G5228 πορευόμενον G4198 ψυχῇ. G5590 Καί G2532 γε G1065 τοῦτο G5124 ματαιότης G3153 καὶ G2532 προαίρεσις πνεύματος. G4151 [10] Εἴ G1487 τι G5100 ἐγένετο, G1096 ἤδη G2235 κέκληται G2564 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐγνώσθη G1097 ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἄνθρωπος, G444 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 δυνήσεται G1410 τοῦ G3588 κριθῆναι G2919 μετὰ G3326 τοῦ G3588 ἰσχυροῦ G2478 ὑπὲρ G5228 αὐτόν· G846 [11] ὅτι G3754 εἰσὶν G1526 λόγοι G3056 πολλοὶ G4183 πληθύνοντες G4129 ματαιότητα. G3153 Τί G5101 περισσὸν G4053 τῷ G3588 ἀνθρώπῳ; G444 [12] Ὅτι G3754 τίς G5101 οἶδεν G1492 τί G5101 ἀγαθὸν G18 τῷ G3588 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ζωῇ G2222 ἀριθμὸν G706 ἡμερῶν G2250 ζωῆς G2222 ματαιότητος G3153 αὐτοῦ; G846 Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησεν G4160 αὐτὰς G846 ἐν G1722 σκιᾷ· G4639 ὅτι G3754 τίς G5101 ἀπαγγελεῖ G518 τῷ G3588 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 τί G5101 ἔσται G2071 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτοῦ G846 ὑπὸ G5259 τὸν G3588 ἥλιον; G2246
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament