Ecclesiastes 6 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun , and it is common among men:

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1 H3426 There is H7451 an evil H7200 which I have seen [H8804] H8121 under the sun H7227 , and it is common H120 among men:

2 H376 A man H430 to whom God H5414 hath given [H8799] H6239 riches H5233 , wealth H3519 , and honour H2638 , so that he wanteth H5315 nothing for his soul H183 of all that he desireth [H8691] H430 , yet God H7980 giveth him not power [H8686] H398 to eat [H8800] H376 thereof, but a stranger H5237 H398 eateth [H8799] H1892 it: this is vanity H7451 , and it is an evil H2483 disease.

3 H376 If a man H3205 beget [H8686] H3967 an hundred H2421 children, and live [H8799] H7227 many H8141 years H3117 , so that the days H8141 of his years H7227 be many H5315 , and his soul H7646 be not filled [H8799] H2896 with good H6900 , and also that he have no burial H559 ; I say [H8804] H5309 , that an untimely birth H2896 is better than he.

4 H935 For he cometh [H8804] H1892 in with vanity H3212 , and departeth [H8799] H2822 in darkness H8034 , and his name H3680 shall be covered [H8792] H2822 with darkness.

5 H7200 Moreover he hath not seen [H8804] H8121 the sun H3045 , nor known [H8804] H2088 any thing : this H5183 hath more rest H2088 than the other.

6 H432 Yea, though H2421 he live [H8804] H505 a thousand H8141 years H6471 twice H7200 told, yet hath he seen [H8804] H2896 no good H1980 : do not all go [H8802] H259 to one H4725 place?

7 H5999 All the labour H120 of man H6310 is for his mouth H5315 , and yet the appetite H4390 is not filled [H8735] .

8 H2450 For what hath the wise H3148 more H3684 than the fool H6041 ? what hath the poor H3045 , that knoweth [H8802] H1980 to walk [H8800] H2416 before the living?

9 H2896 Better H4758 is the sight H5869 of the eyes H1980 than the wandering [H8800] H5315 of the desire H1892 : this is also vanity H7469 and vexation H7307 of spirit.

10 H7121 That which hath been is named [H8738] H8034 H3528 already H3045 , and it is known [H8737] H120 that it is man H3201 : neither may [H8799] H1777 he contend [H8800] H8623 with him that is mightier than he.

11 H3426 Seeing there be H7235 many [H8687] H1697 things H7235 that increase [H8688] H1892 vanity H120 , what is man H3148 the better?

12 H3045 For who knoweth [H8802] H2896 what is good H120 for man H2416 in this life H4557 , all H3117 the days H1892 of his vain H2416 life H6213 which he spendeth [H8799] H6738 as a shadow H5046 ? for who can tell [H8686] H120 a man H310 what shall be after H8121 him under the sun?

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: ² a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he lacketh 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, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he: ⁴ for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness; ⁵ moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other: ⁶ yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy 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 advantage hath the wise more than the fool? [or] what hath the poor man, that knoweth 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 striving after wind. ¹⁰ Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is known that it is man: neither can 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 [his] 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?