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