Ecclesiastes 6.1-9

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 honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 3. If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are 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 labor 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 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 striving after wind.

10. Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he. 11. Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? (Ecclesiastes 6:1-11, ASV)

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? (Ecclesiastes 6:1-11, WEB)

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. ^{appetite: Heb. soul} 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. ^{than: Heb. than the walking of the soul}

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? (Ecclesiastes 6:1-11, KJV)

1. There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man: 2. A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this [is] vanity, and it [is] an evil disease. 3. If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he [is] the untimely birth.' 4. For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered, 5. Even the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that. 6. And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go? 7. All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled. 8. For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living? 9. Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

10. What [is] that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it [is] man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he. 11. For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man? (Ecclesiastes 6:1-11, YLT)