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World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6 (WEBP)

[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?

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ecclesiastes 6 (KJVS)

[1] There is an evil which I have seen () under the sun, and it is common among men:
[2] a man to whom God hath given () riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, () yet God giveth him not power () to eat () thereof, but a stranger eateth () it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
[3] If a man beget () an hundred children, and live () many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled () with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, () that an untimely birth is better than he.
[4] For he cometh () in with vanity, and departeth () in darkness, and his name shall be covered () with darkness.
[5] Moreover he hath not seen () the sun, nor known () any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
[6] Yea, though he live () a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen () no good: do not all go () to one place?
[7] All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. ()
[8] For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth () to walk () before the living?
[9] Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering () of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
[10] 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.
[11] Seeing there be many () things that increase () vanity, what is man the better?
[12] 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?

Ecclesiastes 6:7 Heb. soul
Ecclesiastes 6:12 Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ecclesiastes 6 (BYZ)

[1] εστιν πονηρια ην ειδον υπο τον ηλιον και πολλη εστιν επι τον ανθρωπον
[2] ανηρ ω δωσει αυτω ο θεος πλουτον και υπαρχοντα και δοξαν και ουκ εστιν υστερων τη ψυχη αυτου απο παντων ων επιθυμησει και ουκ εξουσιασει αυτω ο θεος του φαγειν απ αυτου οτι ανηρ ξενος φαγεται αυτον τουτο ματαιοτης και αρρωστια πονηρα εστιν
[3] εαν γεννηση ανηρ εκατον και ετη πολλα ζησεται και πληθος ο τι εσονται ημεραι ετων αυτου και ψυχη αυτου ουκ εμπλησθησεται απο της αγαθωσυνης και γε ταφη ουκ εγενετο αυτω ειπα αγαθον υπερ αυτον το εκτρωμα
[4] οτι εν ματαιοτητι ηλθεν και εν σκοτει πορευεται και εν σκοτει ονομα αυτου καλυφθησεται
[5] και γε ηλιον ουκ ειδεν και ουκ εγνω αναπαυσις τουτω υπερ τουτον
[6] και ει εζησεν χιλιων ετων καθοδους και αγαθωσυνην ουκ ειδεν μη ουκ εις τοπον ενα τα παντα πορευεται
[7] πας μοχθος του ανθρωπου εις στομα αυτου και γε η ψυχη ου πληρωθησεται
[8] οτι τις περισσεια τω σοφω υπερ τον αφρονα διοτι ο πενης οιδεν πορευθηναι κατεναντι της ζωης
[9] αγαθον οραμα οφθαλμων υπερ πορευομενον ψυχη και γε τουτο ματαιοτης και προαιρεσις πνευματος
[10] ει τι εγενετο ηδη κεκληται ονομα αυτου και εγνωσθη ο εστιν ανθρωπος και ου δυνησεται του κριθηναι μετα του ισχυρου υπερ αυτον
[11] οτι εισιν λογοι πολλοι πληθυνοντες ματαιοτητα τι περισσον τω ανθρωπω
[12] οτι τις οιδεν τι αγαθον τω ανθρωπω εν τη ζωη αριθμον ημερων ζωης ματαιοτητος αυτου και εποιησεν αυτας εν σκια οτι τις απαγγελει τω ανθρωπω τι εσται οπισω αυτου υπο τον ηλιον

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.